FB-5636 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5636 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Labridae Hemigymnus Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) Klsieb Tamarino verde Swartoog-dikbek Maringyan Preußenbannerfisch Blackedge thicklip wrasse Blackeye thicklip Blackeye thicklip wrasse Half and half wrasse Half-and-half thicklip Half-and-half wrasse Half-half thicklip Rainbow fish Thicklip wrasse Thick-lipped wrasse Wrasse ilava ki vuaka Labre à grosses lèvres Mamselle Adèle Tamarin Tamarin vert Labayan Lampalampa Lubay-lubay Molmol Tordo Tarekuchibera Tarekuchi-bera Thokka തൊക്ക തോക്ക Batu Bayan Bibir-tebal badan gelap Ikan becok Kenari Kenari biasa Sugale-aloa Sugale-laugutu Sugale-lupe Sugale-uli Maabiyo Pono Po'ou Bankilan Bungat Isdang bato Maming Tamarin verde Arinai Awaawa Balaki Banog Baseparai Danlugan Hikaa Kukungalan Lupet Melamu Mem Ngiuwel Pilo-pilo Pirat-pirat Tamago Tausay Verde verde 黑鰭厚唇魚 黑鳍厚唇鱼 Cheilolabrus magnilabris Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 Halichoeres melapterus (Bloch, 1791) Hamigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) Hemigymnus melanopterus Günther, 1862 Hemigymnus melapturus (Bloch, 1791) Julis beraber Montrouzier, 1857 Julis boryii Lesson, 1831 Labrichthys bicolor Day, 1871 Labrus malapterus Bloch, 1792 Labrus melampterus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Labrus melapterus Bloch, 1791 Sparus niger Lacepède, 1802 Tautoga dimidiatus Bleeker, 1849 1992-06-10 2023-06-15 Breder, C.M. and D.E. 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5636 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hemel_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Hemel_u0.jpg FB-pic-5636-34650 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 2002-11-18 2002-11-21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5636 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Hemel_u1.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Hemel_u1.gif FB-GeneralDescr-5636 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5636 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Found in subtidal reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles occur inshore, found among branching corals while adults found in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral (Ref. 9710). Large adults in deeper water (Ref. 48636). Maximum length beyond 45 cm TL is unlikely, with largest measured individual at 37 cm TL (Ref, Feeds mainly on small invertebrates, especially crustaceans, polychaete worms, mollusks and brittle stars (Ref. 9823). Diet changing from primarily demersal planktonic crustaceans to hard-shelled invertebrates with growth (Ref. 37816). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797. Randall, J.E. 2013 Review of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus <i>Hemigymnus</i>. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 6:2-18. (Ref. 93095) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5636 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1995-06-30 00:00:00 2014-08-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5636 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size This species is distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers 26-29; small juveniles dark brown, green on snout and interorbital, with a slightly oblique white bar from front of dorsal fin to abdomen, and 2 narrow pale yellowish bars below soft portion of dorsal fin that fade ventrally; larger juveniles have a white bar from origin of dorsal fin, passing beneath pectoral fin onto abdomen; head and body anterior to bar greyish green, posterior to bar black; posterior caudal peduncle and caudal fin yellow, often with 1 or 2 small black spots centrally near base: small females with body posterior to a curving demarcation between origins of dorsal and anal fins blackish with a narrow dark greenish bar on each scale, grading to yellow with blue-green spots posteriorly on caudal peduncle and fin; large females dark green posterior to oblique demarcation on body, the scales rimmed in black, with a vertical green line or spot on each scale; head and anterior body light green dorsally, pale blue-green ventrally, have irregular bands on snout and above eye, and a large complex marking behind eye; body of males posterior to demarcation dark green, each scale with narrow pale blue-green and black posterior margin; head green dorsally with irregular green to blue-green bands, including a blue ring around eye; cheek and operculum pinkish white with irregular light blue lines and spots, except for a large yellowish green blotch centrally on cheek without markings; lips and ventral part of head mainly pale blue; chest and abdomen pinkish white with a light blue spot or arc on scales (Ref. 93095). Randall, J.E. 2013 Review of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus <i>Hemigymnus</i>. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 6:2-18. (Ref. 93095) FB-Morphology-5636 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1995-06-30 00:00:00 2014-08-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5636 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 11 Randall, J.E. 2013 Review of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus <i>Hemigymnus</i>. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 6:2-18. (Ref. 93095) FB-Distribution-5636 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2024-10-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5636 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa to Samoa; north to Ryukyu Is.; south to Australia. Randall, J.E. 2013 Review of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus <i>Hemigymnus</i>. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 6:2-18. (Ref. 93095) FB-Uses-5636 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5636 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family Gomon, M.F. and J.E. Randall 1984 Labridae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5374) Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene 1988 Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island Natural History Association, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 6798, Australia. 197 p. (Ref. 30874) Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III 1990 Dr. Burgess's atlas of marine aquarium fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p. FB-LifeCycle-5636 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=5636&StockCode=5930 Oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-5636 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-01-24 00:00:00 2008-12-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public melapterus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Occur inshore (Ref. 75154). Found in subtidal reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles found among branching corals while adults found in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral (Ref. 9710). Feed mainly on small invertebrates, especially crustaceans, polychaete worms, molluscs and brittle stars (Ref. 9823). Diet changing from primarily demersal planktonic crustaceans to hard-shelled invertebrates with growth (Ref. 37816). Sano, M., M. Shimizu and Y. Nose 1984 Food habits of teleostean reef fishes in Okinawa Island, southern Japan. University of Tokyo Bulletin, no. 25. v,128p. University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, Japan. 128 p. (Ref. 6110) FB-Size-5636 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5636 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy 39.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125598)); max. published weight: 1,321 g (Ref. 125598) Matthews, T., J. Gourley, A. Flores, M. Ramon and M. Trianni 2019 Length-weight relationships for 83 reef and bottomfish species from the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent. Admin. Rep. H-19-04, 7 p. (Ref. 125598) Matthews, T., J. Gourley, A. Flores, M. Ramon and M. Trianni 2019 Length-weight relationships for 83 reef and bottomfish species from the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Pacific Islands Fish. Sci. Cent. Admin. Rep. H-19-04, 7 p. (Ref. 125598) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Diseases-5636-1249 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2004-05-12 00:00:00 2004-05-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=5636&StockCode=5930 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Benedenia Infestation 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Grutter, A.S., M.R. Deveney, I.D. Whittington and R.J.G. Lester 2002 The effect of the cleaner fish <i>Labroides dimidiatus</i> on the capsalid monogean <i>Benedenia lolo</i> parasite of the labrid fish <i>Hemigymnus melapterus</i>. J. Fish Biol. 61(5):1098-1108. (Ref. 49673) FB-Habitat-5636 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5636 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually 5 - 30 m (Ref. 27115) Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710) Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius 1997 SF457.1 .B3513 1994 Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)