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Hemigymnus fasciatus
The barred thicklip wrasse is a medium-sized fish that can reach a maximum length between 30 cm to 50 cm. Its body is high, relatively flattened, its head is large and its terminal mouth has thick lips. Its body coloration varies according to age. During the juvenile phase, this wrasse has a green-yellow background color with six yellow vertical lines and in between them there is thin black vertical lines which are not necessarily visible. The female, in the initial phase, has dark green to black body with four vertical white stripes, the head is green and white with pink pattern which are highlighted in turquoise. The caudal fin is orange.
Spotted on Dec 21, 2016
Submitted on Dec 22, 2016
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