Hemigymnus - Thicklip wrasses

Classification

Genus: Hemigymnus - Thicklip wrasses
Family: Labridae - Wrasses
Order: Labriformes - Wrasses
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Hemigymnus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:

Hemigymnus fasciatus Bloch, 1792 (Barred thicklip)
Hemigymnus melapterus Bloch, 1791 (Blackeye thicklip)
Hemigymnus sexfasciatus Rüppell, 1835

Species

Red Sea thicklip wrasse
(Hemigymnus sexfasciatus)

Barred thicklip
(Hemigymnus fasciatus)

Blackeye thicklip wrasse
(Hemigymnus melapterus)

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