barred thicklip wrasse
| Scientific name | Hemigymnus fasciatus |
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| Descriptor | Bloch |
| Year of description | 1792 |
| IUCN category | LC |
| Family | Labridae |
| Genus | Hemigymnus |
Introduction
Hemigymnus fasciatus, commonly known as barred thicklip wrasse, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size25 cm
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Maximum size30 cm
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Patternvertical stripes
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Average size25 cm
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Maximum size30 cm
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Patternvertical stripes
How to recognize the barred thicklip wrasse ?
The barred thicklip wrasse measures between 25 and 30 cm. This fish is multicolore with a predominantly rouge, jaune, bleu, vert, marron and blanc body. The also has vert and blanc vertical stripes.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietomnivorous with carnivorous tendency
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Sociabilityliving in a group or alone
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The barred thicklip wrasse is a fish living in a group or alone. This species is omnivorous with carnivorous tendency .
Although the barred thicklip wrasse is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
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Hermaphroditeprotogynous
The barred thicklip wrasse is a fish ovipare. always born female. Growing up, individuals will change sex to become male, this is called successive hermaphroditism of the protogynous type.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature25 - 29 °C
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Depth1 - 25 m
Biotope presentation
The barred thicklip wrasse is most often found at a depth between 1m and 25m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
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Species of the same family
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Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Aurélien Calas
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Translation
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Bibliographic references
Review of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Hemigymnus - J.E. Randall - Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation - 2013. vol.6
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Tags
Species of the same family
Same genus
blackedge thicklip wrasse
Labridae
Species of the same biotope
Scientific partners