Hemilepidotus
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| H. hemilepidotus, the red Irish lord, is the type species | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Hemilepidotus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
Hemilepidotus, the Irish lords, is a genus of sculpins native mostly to the northern Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean.
Species[]
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- 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 spinosus Ayres, 1854 (Brown Irish lord)
- Hemilepidotus zapus C. H. Gilbert & , 1912 (Longfin Irish lord)[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Tokranov, AM; Orlov, AM; Sheiko, BA (2003). "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.
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- Hemilepidotus
- Cottidae
- Marine fish genera
- Fish of the North Pacific
- Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
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