Barred thicklip (Hemigymnus_fasciatus)

Dauin, Oct 2, 2012.
Adult Fiveband Wrasse have a darkish body with four narrow white bars on the sides. The head is yellow-green with irregular pink lines. The caudal fin is either yellow or black. Juveniles look similar to adults, but have a dark head, and the white bars are narrower. The caudal fin is dark.The species grows to 80 cm in length.

Is a fish from the coral reefs which lives in the Indian and Pacific Oceans (30°N – 30°S), and in the Red Sea. The Fiveband Wrasse is a tropical marine fish that can be found in areas of sand, rubble and coral. It is found in depths from 1 m to 40 m.