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title: "Grüner Vogel-Lippfisch"
description: "Gomphosus varius — Fische. The bird wrasse, Gomphosus varius, is a species of the wrasse family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/bird-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grüner Vogel-Lippfisch

> Gomphosus varius — Fische. The bird wrasse, Gomphosus varius, is a species of the wrasse family.

- Scientific name: *Gomphosus varius*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 4276
- Wikidata: [Q2477939](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2477939)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52508](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52508)

## Names

- en: Bird Wrasse
- de: Grüner Vogel-Lippfisch
- es: Lábrido nariz de pájaro
- fr: Labre-oiseau du Pacifique

## Countries with the most observations

US (1387), AU (364), PF (292), FJ (284), ID (248), NC (166), TW (89), NF (72), JP (71), PH (71), MY (60), CK (59)

## Summary

The bird wrasse, Gomphosus varius, is a species of the wrasse family.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomphosus_varius

## Photo

![Grüner Vogel-Lippfisch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bird-wrasse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7515276

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bird-wrasse?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).