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
Water type: Marine
Body shape: fusiform