WoRMS taxon details
Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858)
283194 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283194)
accepted
Species
Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858) · unaccepted
Centronotus cristagalli Günther, 1861 · unaccepted
Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858) · unaccepted
Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858 · unaccepted
Xiphidion rupestre (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) · unaccepted
Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858) Kittlitz, F. H. (1858). Denkwürdigkeiten einer Reise nach dem russischen Amerika, nach Mikronesien und durch Kamschatka. <em>Justus Perthes, Gotha.</em> 2 vols. Fishes in Band II. v. 1: i-xvi + 1-383, v. 2: 1-463., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02010064 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=283194 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Centronotus cristagalli Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details]
original description (of Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) Jordan, D. S. ; Gilbert, C. H. (1880). Descriptions of new species of Xiphister and Apodichthys from Monterey, California. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 3 (no. 130): 135-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.3-130.135 [details]
original description (of Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858) Kittlitz, F. H. (1858). Denkwürdigkeiten einer Reise nach dem russischen Amerika, nach Mikronesien und durch Kamschatka. <em>Justus Perthes, Gotha.</em> 2 vols. Fishes in Band II. v. 1: i-xvi + 1-383, v. 2: 1-463., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02010064 [details]
original description (of Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) Jordan, D. S. ; Gilbert, C. H. (1880). Descriptions of new species of Xiphister and Apodichthys from Monterey, California. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 3 (no. 130): 135-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.3-130.135 [details]
original description (of Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858) Kittlitz, F. H. (1858). Denkwürdigkeiten einer Reise nach dem russischen Amerika, nach Mikronesien und durch Kamschatka. <em>Justus Perthes, Gotha.</em> 2 vols. Fishes in Band II. v. 1: i-xvi + 1-383, v. 2: 1-463., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02010064 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | black prickleback | [details] |
| French | lompénie noirelompénie noir | [details] |
| Spanish | abrojo negro | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Xiphidion rupestre (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Centronotus cristagalli Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xiphister atropurpureus)
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus cristagalli Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphidion rupestre (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880))
To GenBank (219 nucleotides; 171 proteins) (from synonym Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858)
To GenBank (219 nucleotides; 171 proteins) (from synonym Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To GenBank (219 nucleotides; 171 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anoplarchus atropurpureus P00705 illustration) (from synonym Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epigeichthys atropurpureus RAD107632-001) (from synonym Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epigeichthys atropurpureus RAD107632-001) (from synonym Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xiphidion rupestre P04315 illustration.) (from synonym Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xiphister atropurpureus RAD107633-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xiphister atropurpureus RAD107633-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Xiphidion rupestre (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Centronotus cristagalli Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Xiphister atropurpureus)
To FishBase (from synonym Centronotus cristagalli Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Xiphidion rupestre (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880))
To GenBank (219 nucleotides; 171 proteins) (from synonym Ophidium atropurpureum Kittlitz, 1858)
To GenBank (219 nucleotides; 171 proteins) (from synonym Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To GenBank (219 nucleotides; 171 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Anoplarchus atropurpureus P00705 illustration) (from synonym Anoplarchus atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epigeichthys atropurpureus RAD107632-001) (from synonym Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Epigeichthys atropurpureus RAD107632-001) (from synonym Epigeichthys atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xiphidion rupestre P04315 illustration.) (from synonym Xiphister rupestris Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xiphister atropurpureus RAD107633-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Xiphister atropurpureus RAD107633-001)
To ITIS
