Blackeye thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus melapterus)
General data
- Main name: Blackeye thicklip wrasse
- Local names: Half-and-half wrasse, Blackeye thicklip, Thick-lipped wrasse, Thicklip wrasse, Half-and-half thicklip, Blackeye thicklip, Blackedge thicklip wrasse
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: East China Sea, South China Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Hemigymnus - Thicklip wrasses
- Family: Labridae - Wrasses
- Order: Labriformes - Wrasses
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes