high cocksbomb
Anoplarchus purpurescens Gill, 1861
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.
Anoplarchus purpurescens in Carkeek Park, Seattle. Also posted to https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108349844
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Open encyclopedia reference
Anoplarchus purpurescens, commonly known as the high cockscomb, is a species of fish in the family Stichaeidae. A single subspecies, Anoplarchus purpurescens archolepis was proposed by Hubbs in 1927, but was rejected.
Wikipedia contributors, Anoplarchus purpurescens; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:12:05.137914+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anoplarchus purpurescens Gill, 1861
- Name authority
- Gill, 1861
- Common name
- high cocksbomb
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Stichaeidae
- Genus
- Anoplarchus
- 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
- subfamilyXiphisterinae Jordan, 1880
- genusAnoplarchus Gill, 1861
- speciesAnoplarchus purpurescens Gill, 1861
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anoplarchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| slender cockscombAnoplarchus insignis Gilbert & Burke, 1912 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Anoplarchus purpurescens archolepis Hubbs, 1927 Hubbs, 1927 | 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.
- Gill, T. N. (1861). Description of a new generic type of blennioids. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v. 13: 261–263. 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:677MJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.