Thicklip wrasses (Hemigymnus)

General data
- Main name: Thicklip wrasses
Classification
- Family: Labridae - Wrasses
- Order: Labriformes - Wrasses
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Hemigymnus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: Hemigymnus fasciatus Bloch, 1792 (Barred thicklip) Hemigymnus melapterus Bloch, 1791 (Blackeye thicklip) Hemigymnus sexfasciatus Rüppell, 1835