Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Aulopidae

Genus: Latropiscis

Species: Latropiscis purpurissatus (Richardson, 1843)

Climate Zone

Biology

A temperate, benthic species inhabiting rocky reefs and soft bottoms on the continental shelf (Ref. 7300, 9563).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless