Species ID
View AllThicklip Wrasse
( Hemigymnus melapterus )
Description
Other names
Other names
Blackedge Thicklip Wrasse, Thicklipped Wrasse, Blackeye Thicklip Wrasse, Black-eyed Thicklip, Half & Half Wrasse, Half-and-half Thicklip
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Labridae (wrasses)
- Can grow to 90cm in length
- Protogynous Sequential hermaphrodites. Like many of the wrasses, they begin life as female and change to male as they age
- Earns it’s name from the distinguishing thick blubbery lips
- Frequents coral reefs and adjacent sandy/rubbly areas
- Found in Australia’s tropical waters from QLD to WA
- Sometimes seen in aquariums
