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Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791)

Blackeye thicklip
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: 黑鰭厚唇魚
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: To, A.W.L., K.S.H. Ching and S.K.H. Shea, 2013
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from coral areas in Kat O, Moon Island, and Sharp Island. Rare. Only a single individual was observed at each site. Occasionally seen in the aquarium trade (Ref. 128523). Sold in live fish markets (Ref. 125552). Also Ref. 94637.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tamarin vert, Tamarin verde, Half-and-half thicklip, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Corinae
Etymology: Hemigymnus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gymnos = naked (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually 5 - 30 m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 30°N - 36°S, 24°E - 138°W

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