Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Hemigymnus (Genus)











































































































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