Blackeye thicklip
Hemigymnus melapterus
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A thicklip wrasse from the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa and the Red Sea to Polynesia. Juveniles hide among branching corals.
- Scientific name
- Hemigymnus melapterus
- Family
- Labridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Labridae
- Order
- Eupercaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Cheilolabrus magnilabris, Halichoeres melapterus, Hamigymnus melapterus, Hemigymnus melanopterus, Hemigymnus melapturus, Julis beraber, Julis boryii, Labrichthys bicolor, Labrus malapterus, Labrus melampterus, Labrus melapterus, Sparus niger, Tautoga dimidiatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 39.6 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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