Hemilepidotus
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| Genus: | Hemilepidotus G. Cuvier, 1829
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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]
- 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)[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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