---
title: "Girelle-paon arc-en-ciel"
description: "Thalassoma amblycephalum — Poissons. Thalassoma amblycephalum, the blunt-headed wrasse, blue-headed wrasse, blue-headed zoe, moon wrasse, paddle-fin wrasse or two-tone wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/blue-headed-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Girelle-paon arc-en-ciel

> Thalassoma amblycephalum — Poissons. Thalassoma amblycephalum, the blunt-headed wrasse, blue-headed wrasse, blue-headed zoe, moon wrasse, paddle-fin wrasse or two-tone wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Thalassoma amblycephalum*
- Category: `fish` (Poissons)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte), `zoo` (Zoo et animaux de compagnie)
- iNaturalist observations: 2012
- iNaturalist taxon: [1561489](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1561489)

## Names

- en: Blue-headed Wrasse
- de: Zweifarben-Lippfisch
- es: Señorita Cabeza Azul
- fr: Girelle-paon arc-en-ciel

## Countries with the most observations

ID (335), AU (207), MV (160), FJ (126), PF (65), NF (60), ZA (48), TW (43), PH (38), PW (35), NC (30), KE (29)

## Summary

Thalassoma amblycephalum, the blunt-headed wrasse, blue-headed wrasse, blue-headed zoe, moon wrasse, paddle-fin wrasse or two-tone wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.  It is a reef inhabitant, being found in schools at depths from 1 to 15 m (3.3 to 49.2 ft).  This species can reach 16 cm (6.3 in) in standard length.  It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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

## Photo

![Girelle-paon arc-en-ciel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-headed-wrasse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236462178

## Machine access

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