Saltwater
Blackeye thicklip
Hemigymnus melapterus
Labridae, Corinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 39.6 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,436 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Egypt, France, French Polynesia, Guam, and 27 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found in subtidal reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles occur inshore, found among branching corals while adults found in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral. Large adults in deeper water. Maximum length beyond 45 cm TL is unlikely, with largest measured individual at 37 cm TL (Ref, Feeds mainly on small invertebrates, especially crustaceans, polychaete worms, mollusks and brittle stars. Diet changing from primarily demersal planktonic crustaceans to hard-shelled invertebrates with growth. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cheilolabrus magnilabris
- Halichoeres melapterus
- Hamigymnus melapterus
- Hemigymnus melanopterus
- Hemigymnus melapturus
- Julis beraber
In other languages
- Blackedge thicklip wrasse, Blackeye thicklip wrasee, Blackeye thicklip wrasse, Half and half wrasse, Half-and-half thicklip, Half-and-half wrasse, Half-half thicklip, Rainbow fish, Thick-lipped wrasse, Thicklip wrasse, Wrasse
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.