| Hemigymnus | |
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| Hemigymnus fasciatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Julidinae |
| Genus: | Hemigymnus Günther, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Mullus fasciatus | |
| Synonyms2 | |
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Hemigymnus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:3
| Species | Common name | Image |
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| Hemigymnus fasciatus Bloch, 1792 | Barred thicklip | 
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| Hemigymnus melapterus Bloch, 1791 | Blackeye thicklip | 
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| Hemigymnus sexfasciatus Rüppell, 1835 | Red Sea thicklip | 
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References
References
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemigymnus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- Randall, J. E. (2013): Review of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Hemigymnus. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 6: 2-18.