Bodianus eclancheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Bodianus
Species:
B. eclancheri
Binomial name
Bodianus eclancheri
(Valenciennes, 1846)

Bodianus eclancheri, commonly known as the harlequin wrasse, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Charles René Augustin L’Eclancher (also spelled Léclancher, 1804–1857), the naval surgeon aboard La Vénus, from which the type specimen was collected.[2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 61.0 cm (24.0 in).[3]

References

  1. Merlen, G., 1988. A field guide to the fishes of Galapagos. Wilmot Books, London, England 60 p.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (a-h)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Bodianus eclancheri" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.