Marine life identification guide > Wrasse > Blackeye thicklip wrasse
Hemigymnus melapterus

Hemigymnus melapterus

Blackeye thicklip wrasse

Distribution: from the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and Eastern Africa to Micronesia and French Polynesia.

Spots where Hemigymnus melapterus has been spotted by snorkelers

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