Tag: Wrasses

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Blackeye Thicklip Wrasse
A large wrasse reaching up to 50 cm in length with prominent thick lips and a dark area around the eye. Juveniles have lighter coloration with stripes, adults become green or emerald. Inhabits coral reefs and sandy areas.
Hemigymnus melapterus
Red-breasted wrasse
The red-breasted wrasse (redbreast wrasse) is a reef fish of the family Labridae, found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific, including the Red Sea. It has a deep, moderately flattened body and a large head with thick lips. Coloration changes with age and phase: juveniles are usually pale with several dark vertical stripes; adults and terminal males are more contrasting, with a reddish-orange "breast" on the head and forebody and broad black-and-white horizontal bands behind. It lives on lagoon and outer reefs among coral, sand and rubble, feeding mainly on hard-shelled invertebrates (crustaceans, molluscs, sea urchins).
Cheilinus fasciatus