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title: "Sunset Wrasse"
description: "Thalassoma lutescens — Ryby. The yellow-brown wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) or sunset wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where they are found from Sri Lanka to the Hawaiian Islands and from southern Japan to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/sunset-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sunset Wrasse

> Thalassoma lutescens — Ryby. The yellow-brown wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) or sunset wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where they are found from Sri Lanka to the Hawaiian Islands and from southern Japan to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Thalassoma lutescens*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2376
- Wikidata: [Q2702492](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2702492)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113981](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113981)

## Names

- en: Sunset Wrasse
- de: Gelbbrauner Lippfisch
- es: Señorita del Atardecer
- fr: Girelle-paon jaune

## Countries with the most observations

AU (844), NF (262), CK (208), NC (172), JP (124), TW (104), FJ (67), PF (45), MP (42), GU (36), CL (30), VU (24)

## Summary

The yellow-brown wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) or sunset wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where they are found from Sri Lanka to the Hawaiian Islands and from southern Japan to Australia.  An inhabitant of coral reefs, it occurs in schools at depths from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft).  It can reach 30 cm (12 in) in total length.  This species 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/Yellow-brown_wrasse

## Photo

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

Photo: Astrid Osborne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/368932321

## Machine access

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