what fish is this?

[Blue Tang]

Sorry i dont have photo of this fish , i bought them last week, two of them, they look very much like some sort of scat , they are about three inches by three inches ,they have a slightly yellow skin with five horizontal black stripes that run along the body. one of the stripes runs through the eye as well. when you go near the tank they raise their dorsal fins , it reminds me of the scats i used to have? any help would be great , sorry no photo's. BLUE TANG. ps ,they have a slightly wedged shaped head as well. :roll:

 

[maroon6000]

filefish :? :? :? :? :? :? :?

 

[Anonymous]

You're not giving us much to go on but since you're in Australia and from your description, I'd venture to guess a local species of Butterflyfish. Possibly a Microcanthus strigatus ?

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Blue Tang]

Thanks for the replies! you helped a lot guys , after i read your replies i looked on the net ,sure enough they are Microcanthus Strigatus , tnx again

 

[Anonymous]

That was an amazing ID from the description David. 8O