Hemigymnus fasciatus

Labridae
Banded Thicklip, Barred Thicklip, Barred Thicklip Wrasse, Fiveband Wrasse
  • Hemigymnus fasciatus, Adult, Maldives, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Hemigymnus fasciatus, Adult, Maldives, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Hemigymnus fasciatus, Juvenile, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Hemigymnus fasciatus, Juvenile, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Hemigymnus fasciatus, Adult, North WA, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
    Hemigymnus fasciatus, Adult, North WA, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Hemigymnus fasciatus, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Hemigymnus fasciatus, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Hemigymnus fasciatus, Juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Hemigymnus fasciatus, Juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Hemigymnus fasciatus, Japan, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Hemigymnus fasciatus, Japan, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Thick lips, green head, dark brown side broken by four wedge shaped white bars, white bar on tail base, two pink/red stripes in front of eye, broad pink/red patch on lower cheek and back with orange spots. Juveniles yellow-brown with thin white bands.
Information
  • Max Size: 80 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 20.1-31.1°C
  • Depth: 1-25 m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Soft sediment
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 21.3
    Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Common (41% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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