Yellow Irish lord

Yellow Irish lord
At Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Cottidae
Genus:	Hemilepidotus
Species:	H. jordani
Binomial name
Hemilepidotus jordani (Bean, 1881)

The yellow Irish lord (Hemilepidotus jordani) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae, the largest family of fishes referred to as sculpins.

Description[]

This demersal fish has alternating black and yellow stripes with small white spots laterally

The mature animal is 34–38 cm (13–15 in) in length. Dorsal coloration consists of alternating black and yellow stripes with small white spots laterally. The ventral surface is cream-colored. The fish has 11–12 dorsal spines, 18–23 dorsal soft rays and 35 vertebrae.^[1]

Distribution[]

Hemilepidotus jordani lives in benthopelagic marine environments of the northern Pacific Ocean, between 66°N–54°N, and 154°E–134°W. This corresponds to the northern Kuril Islands and Kamchatka Peninsula to the Gulf of Anadyr and Sitka, Alaska. It is usually found at depths as low as 257–604 m (843–1,982 ft).^[1]

Behavior[]

Adults feed on mussels, crabs, and barnacles.

References[]

• "Hemilepidotus jordani (Bean, 1881)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2016-10-16.

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