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title: "Sixbar Wrasse"
description: "Thalassoma hardwicke — Ryby. The sixbar wrasse or six-banded wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke) is a species of wrasse in the family Labridae, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/sixbar-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sixbar Wrasse

> Thalassoma hardwicke — Ryby. The sixbar wrasse or six-banded wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke) is a species of wrasse in the family Labridae, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Thalassoma hardwicke*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże), `zoo` (Zoo i zwierzęta domowe)
- iNaturalist observations: 4776
- Wikidata: [Q2634701](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2634701)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67963](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67963)

## Names

- en: Sixbar Wrasse
- de: Hardwicks Lippfisch
- es: Señorita de Seis Barras
- fr: Girelle-paon à taches d'encre

## Countries with the most observations

ID (635), PF (585), AU (485), MV (304), FJ (300), PH (167), NC (165), TW (131), JP (103), VU (94), MY (75), MU (74)

## Summary

The sixbar wrasse or six-banded wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke) is a species of wrasse in the family Labridae, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.  It is an inhabitant of reef environments at depths from the surface down to 15 m (50 ft).  This species can grow to 20 cm (8 in) in total length, though most individuals do not exceed 15 cm (6 in).  It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: george_vaughan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328613036

## Machine access

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