Bodianus eclancheri
Bodianus eclancheri, commonly known as the harlequin wrasse, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Bodianus eclancheri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Bodianus |
| Species: | B. eclancheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Bodianus eclancheri (Valenciennes, 1846) | |
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
- Merlen, G., 1988. A field guide to the fishes of Galapagos. Wilmot Books, London, England 60 p.
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Bodianus eclancheri" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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