Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Barred Thicklip
Hemigymnus fasciatus
Barred Thicklip
Also known as: Five-Banded Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Hemigymnus fasciatus
Size: 10 to 20 in. (25 to 50 cm)  
Depth: 3-75 ft. (1-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Hemigymnus (Genus)
        └H. fasciatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218999🔗
iNaturalist ID: 102579🔗

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