Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Blackeye Thicklip
Hemigymnus melapterus
Blackeye Thicklip
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Hemigymnus melapterus
Size: Up to 3 ft. (90 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Hemigymnus (Genus)











































































































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