HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesHarlequin wrasse Harlequin wrasse (Bodianus eclancheri) Scientific name: Bodianus eclancheri Valenciennes, 1846 The Harlequin wrasse (Bodianus eclancheri) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, Ecuador to central Chile. Originating in the Peru-Chile Province, it is found in the cooler waters of the Galapagos Islands. BiologyBody moderately deep and compressed; head large and pointed; teeth elongate and compressed, resembling incisors; dorsal fin contiguous, with 12 spines; posterior rays of dorsal and anal fins forming filamentous lobes; lower branch of first gill arch with 9 to 10 gill rakers; variable, depending on size and sex; body brown, black, red or orange, but less than 5 percent of the population is entirely black.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameBodianus eclancheriFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length61.0Common length40.0Depth range5–46 m (16–151 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 46 mClimateTropicalDistributionSoutheast Pacific: Ecuador to central Chile. Originating in the Peru-Chile Province, it is found in the cooler waters of the Galapagos Islands.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercialResilienceLow, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More wrassesMexican hogfishBodianus diplotaeniaChameleon wrasseHalichoeres dispilusBumphead parrotfishScarus perricoGraphic tuskfishChoerodon graphicusSpottail corisCoris caudimaculaBluelined wrasseStethojulis albovittataSee all wrasses SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026