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title: "Saddle Wrasse"
description: "Thalassoma duperrey — Ryby. The saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey), also known as Hīnālea Lauwili in Hawaiʻi, is a species of wrasse native to the waters around the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/saddle-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Saddle Wrasse

> Thalassoma duperrey — Ryby. The saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey), also known as Hīnālea Lauwili in Hawaiʻi, is a species of wrasse native to the waters around the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island.

- Scientific name: *Thalassoma duperrey*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2712
- Wikidata: [Q1871141](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1871141)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113973](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113973)

## Names

- en: Saddle Wrasse
- de: Duperreys Junker
- es: Señorita Ensillada

## Countries with the most observations

US (2540), UM (32)

## Summary

The saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey), also known as Hīnālea Lauwili in Hawaiʻi, is a species of wrasse native to the waters around the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island. They are found on reefs at depths from 5 to 25 m (16 to 82 ft). This species can reach 28 cm (11 in) in total length. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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

## Photo

![Saddle Wrasse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/saddle-wrasse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7515104

## Machine access

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