Yellow Eye Kole Tang, Ctenochaetus strigosus

The Yellow Eye Kole Tang or Spotted Kole Tang may be one of the most iconic and well known bristletooth tang species in the hobby. Members of Ctenochaetus are among some of the most efficient algae grazers and the Yellow eye kole tang is no exception. An adult Yellow eye kole tang has a deep maroon to purple colored oval body, with faint horizontal stripes across the length of its body, and a bold yellow ring around its eye. These features delineate it from other similar species such as the Gold-ring Spotted Bristletooth Tang (Ctenochaetus truncatus). A Yellow eye kole tang can reach a size of approximately 7″.