Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Corinae
Genus: Hemigymnus

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3 species (see list below)
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Indo-Pacific except the R
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Hemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792)

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Hemigymnus fasciatus
[Barred thicklip]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 39.6 cm TL
Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791)

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Hemigymnus melapterus
[Blackeye thicklip]
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Max. Length 36.5 cm TL
 
Hemigymnus sexfasciatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hemigymnus fasciatus Barred thicklip Indo-Pacific except the R 30 TL 1792
Hemigymnus melapterus Blackeye thicklip Indo-West Pacific 39.6 TL 1791
Hemigymnus sexfasciatus Western Indian Ocean 36.5 TL 1835



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