atropurpureum, Ophidium Kittlitz [F. H.] 1858:v. 1, p. 225 [Denkwürdigkeiten einer Reise nach dem russischen Amerika, nach Mikronesien und durch Kamschatka; ref. 18421] Neu-Archangelsk [Sitka], Alaska, U.S.A. Syntypes: UMMZ 61475 (1). •Valid as Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz 1858) -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:253 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:516 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:171 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:769 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:22 [ref. 27604], Nelson et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:148 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:164 [ref. 32708], Pietsch & Orr 2015:62 [ref. 34694], Clardy & Hilton 2015:[1] 211 [ref. 35298], Kells et al. 2016:284 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:86 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:189 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:215 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz 1858). Stichaeidae: Xiphisterinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Kodiak Island (western Gulf of Alaska) south to Pacific coast of northern Baja California (Mexico) Habitat: marine.