Blackeye Thicklip Wrasse (species: Hemigymnus melapterus) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
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Hemigymnus melapterus
Blackeye Thicklip Wrasse


©Dennis Polack: Blackeye Thicklip Wrasse (Hemigymnus melapterus)

©Mark Shepherd: Adult Thicklip Wrasse at Lizard Island

©Sally Polack: Juvenile Blackeye Thicklip Wrasse (Hemigymnus melapterus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Hemigymnus
Species Hemigymnus melapterus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 90 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 1 m to 30 m

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

Found in subtidal reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles occur inshore, found among branching corals while adults found in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral. Large adults in deeper water (FishBase).

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