HomeMarine aquarium fishWrassesOrangefin wrasse Orangefin wrasse (Halichoeres melanochir) Scientific name: Halichoeres melanochir Fowler & Bean, 1928 The Orangefin wrasse (Halichoeres melanochir) is a marine fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Philippines to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to northwest Australia. BiologyJuvenile similar to H. marginatus and is distinguished from that by the orange ventral fin which it has throughout life.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameHalichoeres melanochirFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length18.0EnvironmentMarine; reef-associatedClimateTropicalDistributionWestern Pacific: Philippines to Taiwan and southern Japan, south to northwest Australia.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesAquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More wrassesComb wrasseCoris pictaOrnamented wrasseHalichoeres ornatissimusNebulous wrasseHalichoeres nebulosusPale-barred corisCoris dorsomaculaCutribbon wrasseStethojulis interruptaThree-lined rainbowfishStethojulis trilineataSee 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