Hemigymnus

Hemigymnus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Hemigymnus
Hemigymnus fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Tribe:	Julidini
Genus:	Hemigymnus Günther, 1861
Type species
Mullus fasciatus Thunberg, 1795[1]
Synonyms[2]
Cheilolabrus Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:^[3]

• Hemigymnus fasciatus Bloch, 1792 (Barred thicklip)
• Hemigymnus melapterus Bloch, 1791 (Blackeye thicklip)
• Hemigymnus sexfasciatus Rüppell, 1835