thicklip wrasse

Hemigymnus melapterus

Thirty Nine Point Six Centimeters Wrasse of the Red Sea

Black
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

The blackeye thicklip wrasse or half-and-half wrasse (Hemigymnus melapterus) is a species of fish belonging to the wrasse family. It is native to the Indo-Pacific.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Unnamed Order
Family: Labridae
Genus: Hemigymnus
Maximum length: 39.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa to Samoa; north to Ryukyu Is.; south to Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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