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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Hemilepidotus

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Myoung, J.-G.

North Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Hemilepidotus gilberti Jordan & Starks, 1904

Photo by Myoung, J.-G.
 
Hemilepidotus gilberti
[Gilbert's Irish Lord]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus (Tilesius, 1811)

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
[Red Irish lord]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Hemilepidotus jordani Bean, 1881

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Hemilepidotus jordani
[Yellow Irish lord]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Arctic
Max. Length 45 cm FL
Hemilepidotus papilio (Bean, 1880)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Hemilepidotus papilio
[Butterfly sculpin]

Photo by Bauder, C.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Hemilepidotus spinosus Ayres, 1854

Photo by Bauder, C.
 
Hemilepidotus spinosus
[Brown Irish lord]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Hemilepidotus zapus Gilbert & Burke, 1912

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Hemilepidotus zapus
[Longfin Irish lord]
6 Species of Family Cottidae with Genus Hemilepidotus
(Sculpins)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1904 Hemilepidotus gilberti Gilbert's Irish Lord North Pacific 36 SL
1811 Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Red Irish lord North Pacific 51 TL
1881 Hemilepidotus jordani Yellow Irish lord North Pacific 41 TL
1880 Hemilepidotus papilio Butterfly sculpin Arctic 45 FL
1854 Hemilepidotus spinosus Brown Irish lord Eastern Pacific 29 TL
1912 Hemilepidotus zapus Longfin Irish lord North Pacific 26 TL



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