Sealife guideThe red sea thicklip wrasseHemigymnus sexfasciatus

Last updated on 06/11/2024 at 11:50 PM
Taxonomy
English names Red sea thicklip wrasse
French namesLabre ou tamarin à bandes noires de mer Rouge
Scientific nameHemigymnus sexfasciatus (Rüppell, 1835)
FamilyLabridae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
The red sea thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus sexfasciatus)
The red sea thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus sexfasciatus) ©  | Dreamstime.com
Within the same genus
Half and half wrasse
Half and half wrasseHemigymnus melapterus
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Jansen's wrasse
Jansen's wrasseThalassoma jansenii
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Yellowtail wrasseAnampses meleagrides
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Zigzag wrasseHalichoeres scapularis
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High hatPareques acuminatus
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Mosshead warbonnetChirolophis nugator
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Royal angelfishPygoplites diacanthus
Suez fusilier
Suez fusilierCaesio suevica
Yellow blotch angelfish
Yellow blotch angelfishPomacanthus maculosus
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