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title: "Klunzinger's Wrasse"
description: "Thalassoma rueppellii — Ryby. Klunzinger's wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii), also known as Rüppell's wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/klunzinger-s-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Klunzinger's Wrasse

> Thalassoma rueppellii — Ryby. Klunzinger's wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii),  also known as Rüppell's wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish.

- Scientific name: *Thalassoma rueppellii*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1611
- Wikidata: [Q2271005](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2271005)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113987](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113987)

## Names

- en: Klunzinger's Wrasse
- de: Rotmeer-Junker
- es: Señorita de Klunzinger
- fr: Girelle-paon de mer Rouge

## Countries with the most observations

EG (1188), IL (80), JO (50), SA (49), SD (5)

## Summary

Klunzinger's wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii),  also known as Rüppell's wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish. A wrasse from the family Labridae, Rüppell's wrappse is endemic to the Red Sea.  It inhabits the margins and seaward slopes of reefs at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft).  Rüppell's wrappse can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length.  This species can be found in the aquarium trade.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klunzinger%27s_wrasse

## Photo

![Klunzinger's Wrasse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/klunzinger-s-wrasse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100857352

## Machine access

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