Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Name authority
- (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiesociformes
- Family
- Gobiesocidae
- Genus
- Lepadogaster
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiesociformes
- familyGobiesocidae Bleeker, 1859
- subfamilyGobiesocinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusLepadogaster Goüan, 1770
- speciesLepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lepadogaster. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lepadogaster candolii Risso, 1810 | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| shore clingfishLepadogaster lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788) | GobiesocidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lepadogaster bitentaculatus Valenciennes, 1843 Valenciennes, 1843 | synonym |
| Lepadogaster cornubiensis Fleming, 1828 Fleming, 1828 | synonym |
| Cyclopterus cornubicus Shaw, 1804 Shaw, 1804 | synonym |
| Cyclopterus ocellatus Donovan, 1806 Donovan, 1806 | synonym |
| Cyclopterus purpureus Bonnaterre, 1788 Bonnaterre, 1788 | synonym |
| Cyclopterus spatula Cloquet, 1818 Cloquet, 1818 | synonym |
| Lepadogaster bitentaculus Valenciennes, 1843 Valenciennes, 1843 | synonym |
| Lepadogaster rostratus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
| Cycloptera spathulata Lacepède, 1832 Lacepède, 1832 | synonym |
| Lepadogaster webbianus Valenciennes, 1843 Valenciennes, 1843 | synonym |
| Lepadogaster lepadogaster purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Bonnaterre, 1788) | synonym |
| Lepadogaster lepadogaster purpureus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Bonnaterre, 1788) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126519 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3T7KX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.