Name that fish

**white66** · 19-02-2012, 20:18

got this a few weeks ago but forgot the name of it can someone help out thanks

**mrmrsdoubtfire** · 19-02-2012, 20:33

Just guessing "mimic tang"?

**Lukini** · 19-02-2012, 20:35

I'd second that

**white66** · 19-02-2012, 20:40

Originally Posted by mrmrsdoubtfire

Just guessing "mimic tang"?

i dont think its a tang it was sold as a surgeon

**mrmrsdoubtfire** · 19-02-2012, 20:44

I think the family name for tangs is sturgeon still guessing?

**mrmrsdoubtfire** · 19-02-2012, 20:47

Originally Posted by white66

i dont think its a tang it was sold as a surgeon

Were you thinking about an operating theatre

**Funkymonkey** · 19-02-2012, 20:52

sturgeon

**diver 807** · 19-02-2012, 20:54

tangs and surgeons are the same family aren't they

**mrmrsdoubtfire** · 19-02-2012, 20:55

You must be blind if you cannot see the similarities.

**Funkymonkey** · 19-02-2012, 20:56

"Tangs are often called surgeon fish because of the scalpel-like spine at the base of its tail"

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