Hemilepidotus

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.

Hemilepidotus
H. hemilepidotus, the red Irish lord, is the type species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Cottoidei
Family:	Agonidae
Subfamily:	Hemilepidontinae Jordan & Evermann, 1898[1]
Genus:	Hemilepidotus G. Cuvier, 1829
Type species
Cottus hemilepidotus Tilesius, 1811[2]
Synonyms[2]
Calycilepidotus Ayres, 1855 Melletes Bean, 1880 Neohemilepidotus Sakamoto, 1932 Temnistia Richardson, 1836

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:^[3]

• 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)^[3]