Blackeye thicklip

The Blackeye thicklip lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 1 - 30 m , usually 5 - 30 m environment.

This fish is known as Blackeye Thicklip and the correct latin name is Hemigymnus Melapterus. It belongs to the Wrasses family. (e) It's origin is Indo-Pacific. More

881_020 Blackeye thicklip, Hemigymnus melapterus, searches the reef for benthic invertebrates at Pos 2, Menjangan Island, Bali Barat National park, Indonesia, Pacific. Blackeye thicklip, Hemigymnus melapterus, searches the reef for benthic invertebrates at Pos 2, Menjangan Island, Bali Barat National park, Indonesia, Pacific. FILE NAME: 881_020. More

Common names

Arinai in Gilbertese
Arinai in Kiribati
Awaawa in Misima-Paneati
Balaki in Ilokano
Bankilan in Tagalog
Banog in Other
Bayan in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Blackedge thicklip wrasse in English
Blackeye thicklip in English
blackeyed thicklip in English
Bungat in Tagalog
Danlugan in Other
Half and half wrasse in English
Half-and-half thicklip in English
Half-and-half wrasse in English
Half-half thicklip in English
Ikan becok in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
ilava ki vuaka in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Isdang bato in Tagalog
Kenari in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Kenari biasa in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Kukungalan in Tagbanwa Calamian
Labayan in Other
Labayan in Tagalog
Labayan in Visayan
Labre à grosses lèvres in French (français)
Lampalampa in Other
Lubay-lubay in Other
Lupet in Tagalog
Lupet in Visayan
Maabiyo in Somali (Soomaaliga)
Maming in Tagalog
Mamselle adele in French (français)
Maringyan in Bikol
Mem in Austronesian (Other)
Mem in Carolinian
Molmol in Other
Ngiuwel in Austronesian (Other)
Ngiuwel in Carolinian
Pilo-pilo in Other
Pirat-pirat in Other
Po'ou in Tahitian (Reo Mā`ohi)
Pono in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Sugale-aloa in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Sugale-laugutu in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Sugale-lupe in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Sugale-uli in Samoan (gagana fa'a Samoa)
Swartoog-dikbek in Afrikaans
Tamago in Visayan
Tamarin in French (français)
Tamarin verde in Spanish (español)
Tamarin vert in French (français)
Tamarino verde in Portuguese (Português)
Tarekuchi-bera in Japanese (日本語)
Tausay in Other
Thick-lipped wrasse in English
Thicklip wrasse in English
Thokka in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Verde verde in Ilokano
തൊക്ക in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
തോക്ക in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
黑鰭厚唇魚 in Mandarin Chinese
黑鳍厚唇鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Labridae
Genus : Hemigymnus
Species : Hemigymnus melapterus
Authority : Bloch, 1791