Blackeye thicklip
Hemigymnus melapterus
- Usual depth2–14 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and October
- How commonCommon
About this species
The blackeye thicklip wrasse or half-and-half wrasse is a species of fish belonging to the wrasse family. It is native to the Indo-Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hemigymnus melapterus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 24 records
- February: 75 records
- March: 99 records
- April: 58 records
- May: 220 records
- June: 115 records
- July: 209 records
- August: 153 records
- September: 134 records
- October: 180 records
- November: 72 records
- December: 46 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–14 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blackeye thicklip, Thicklip wrasse, Blackedge Thicklip Wrasse, blackeyed thicklip, Black-eyed Thick-lip, Black-eyed Thicklip, blackeye thicklip, Blackeye Thicklip Wrasee, Half-and-half Thicklip, Half-and-half Thicklip Wrasse, Half-and-half Wrasse, Half-half Thicklip, Half & Half Wrasse, Thick-lipped Wrasse, Thicklipped Wrasse, thicklip wrasse
Names in 7 more languages
- German
- Zweifarben-Bannerlippfisch
- Spanish
- Tamarin Verde
- Filipino
- Bankilan, Bungat, Isdang bato
- French
- Labre à Grosses Lèvres, Mamselle Adèle, Tamarin, Tamarin bicolore, Tamarin vert
- Japanese
- Tarekuchi-bera, Tarekuchibera, タレクチベラ
- Thai
- ปลานกขุนทองบั้งตรง, ปลานกขุนทองปากหนา, ปลานกขุนทองสองสี
- Simplified Chinese
- 垂口倍良, 垂口鸚鯛, 闊嘴郎, 黑白龍, 黑鰭半裸魚, 黑鰭半裸魚（黑鰭厚唇魚、黑鰭鸚鯛）, 黑鰭厚唇魚, 黑鰭鸚鯛, 黑鳍厚唇鱼
Other scientific names: Cheilolabrus magnilabris, Halichoeres melapterus, Hamigymnus melapterus, Hemigymnus melanopterus, Hemigymnus melapturus, Julis beraber, Julis boryii, Labrichthys bicolor, Labrus malapterus, Labrus melampterus, Labrus melapterus, Sparus niger, Tautoga dimidiatus
Similar species
- Barred thicklip
Hemigymnus fasciatus
Blue GroperAchoerodus gouldii
Blue GroperAchoerodus viridis
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 4,894 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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