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title: "Zigzag Wrasse"
description: "Halichoeres scapularis — Ryby. Halichoeres scapularis, commonly called the zigzag wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Labridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/zigzag-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zigzag Wrasse

> Halichoeres scapularis — Ryby. Halichoeres scapularis, commonly called the zigzag wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Labridae.

- Scientific name: *Halichoeres scapularis*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1656
- Wikidata: [Q1043392](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1043392)
- iNaturalist taxon: [102080](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102080)

## Names

- en: Zigzag Wrasse
- de: Zickzack-Junker
- fr: Labre zigzag

## Countries with the most observations

ID (313), PH (283), MV (210), TH (94), EG (84), MU (80), RE (78), SA (42), MY (35), KE (31), TZ (26), ZA (25)

## Summary

Halichoeres scapularis, commonly called the zigzag wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Labridae. It is native to the Indo-West Pacific.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153170470

## Machine access

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