Hemilepidotus

Hemilepidotus
H. hemilepidotus, the red Irish lord, is the type species
Scientific classification
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]

References

  1. 1 2 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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