Hemilepidotus

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Cottidae Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes		Class Actinopterygii Scientific name Hemilepidotus Rank Genus

Similar Enophrys, Artedius, Scaled sculpin, Clinocottus, Triglops

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:

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 spinosus Ayres, 1854 (Brown Irish lord)

Hemilepidotus zapus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (Longfin Irish lord)

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