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Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858) 
AphiaID: 283194

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Stichaeidae (Family) > Xiphisterinae (Subfamily) > Xiphister (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Xiphister Jordan, 1880
Synonymised
taxa
  Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858)
Centronotus cristagalli Günther, 1861
Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858)
Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858
Xiphidion rupestre (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Sources  additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English black prickleback  [details]
French lompénie noir  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution British Columbia [details]
Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part] [details]
Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia [details]
FAO fishing area 67 [details]
North East Pacific [details]
North Pacific [details]
Host of  Chondracanthus pinguis Wilson C.B., 1912 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Lepeophtheirus parviventris Wilson C.B., 1905 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (208 nucleotides; 138 proteins)
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283194
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  created  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283194 on 2013-05-25
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