mosshead warbonnet
Chirolophis nugator (Jordan & Williams, 1895)
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.
Mosshead warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Chirolophis nugator, commonly known as the mosshead warbonnet, is a species of fish in the genus Chirolophis in the family Stichaeidae. It was scientifically described by Jordan and Williams in 1895.
It is distributed across the western Pacific Ocean from Alaska's Aleutian Islands to California's San Miguel Island. The total length is 15 centimetres (5.9 in). It inhabits rocky intertidal and subtidal areas and can reach depths of 80 metres (260 ft).
Chirolophis nugator is harmless to humans.
Wikipedia contributors, Chirolophis nugator; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:28:54.653612+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chirolophis nugator (Jordan & Williams, 1895)
- Name authority
- (Jordan & Williams, 1895)
- Common name
- mosshead warbonnet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Stichaeidae
- Genus
- Chirolophis
- 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
- orderPerciformes
- suborderZoarcoidei
- familyStichaeidae Gill, 1864
- subfamilyChirolophinae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusChirolophis Swainson, 1839
- speciesChirolophis nugator (Jordan & Williams, 1895)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chirolophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mottled warbonnetChirolophis japonicus Herzenstein, 1890 | StichaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bearded warbonnetChirolophis snyderi (Taranetz, 1938) | StichaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haired warbonnetChirolophis saitone (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) | StichaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| matcheek warbonnetChirolophis tarsodes (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) | StichaeidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chirolophis wui (Wang & Wang, 1935) | StichaeidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Bryostemma nugator Jordan & Williams, 1895 Jordan & Williams, 1895 | 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=254577 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.
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:5Y4TD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.