purpurescens, Anoplarchus Gill [T. N.] 1861:262 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13; ref. 1777] "Washington Territory", U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 9409 (2, in pieces). Type catalog: Springer & Anderson 1997:11 [ref. 22953]. •Valid as Anoplarchus purpurescens Gill 1861 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:249 [ref. 9277], Matarese et al. 1989:512 [ref. 26885], McAllister 1990:170 [ref. 14674], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:765 [ref. 25968], Mecklenburg & Sheiko 2004:20 [ref. 27604], Nelson et al. 2004:158 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:146 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:163 [ref. 32708], Sheiko 2012:309 [ref. 32051], Pietsch & Orr 2015:59 [ref. 34694], Kells et al. 2016:276 [ref. 35888], Burton & Lea 2019:85 [ref. 37205], Love et al. 2021:186 [ref. 39279]). Current status: Valid as Anoplarchus purpurescens Gill 1861. Stichaeidae: Xiphisterinae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Aleutian Islands and Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea south to southern California (U.S.A.). Habitat: marine.