Hemilepidotus Explained

Hemilepidotus, the Irish lords, is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Agonidae, the poachers and sea ravens. These fishes are found in northern Pacific, northern Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Hemilepidotus gilberti D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Gilbert's Irish lord)
• Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus (Tilesius, 1811) (Red Irish lord)
• Hemilepidotus jordani T. H. Bean, 1881 (Yellow Irish lord)
• Hemilepidotus papilio (T. H. Bean, 1880) (Butterfly sculpin)
• Hemilepidotus spinosus Ayres, 1854 (Brown Irish lord)
• Hemilepidotus zapus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (Longfin Irish lord)^[1]

Notes and References

1. Tokranov. AM. Orlov. AM. Sheiko. BA. Brief review of the genera Hemilepidotus and Melletes (Cottidae) and some traits of the biology of a new species for Russia Hemilepidotus zapus from Pacific waters of the northern Kurils. Journal of Ichthyology. 43. 3. 333–49. 2003.