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title: "High Cockscomb"
description: "Anoplarchus purpurescens — Peixes. Anoplarchus purpurescens, commonly known as the high cockscomb, is a species of fish in the family Stichaeidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/high-cockscomb
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# High Cockscomb

> Anoplarchus purpurescens — Peixes. Anoplarchus purpurescens, commonly known as the high cockscomb, is a species of fish in the family Stichaeidae.

- Scientific name: *Anoplarchus purpurescens*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2651
- Wikidata: [Q1910122](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1910122)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67316](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67316)

## Names

- en: High Cockscomb
- de: Purpur-Hahnenkamm-Stachelrücken

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1179), US (1125)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoplarchus_purpurescens

## Photo

![High Cockscomb](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/high-cockscomb/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105817060

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/high-cockscomb?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).