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Hemigymnus melapterus

(Bloch, 1791)

Blackeye Thicklip

Also known as: Thicklip Wrasse, Black-Eyed Thick-Lip, Blackedge Thicklip Wrasse, Half & Half Wrasse, Half-and-Half Thicklip Wrasse

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Labridae

Where to find it

common

Thailand

occasional

AustraliaEgyptPalauSaudi Arabia

rare

Indonesia

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