Hemilepidotus jordani Bean, 1881
Yellow Irish lord
Yellow Irish lord
Hemilepidotus jordani
photo by Orlov, A.

Family:  Cottidae (Sculpins)
Max. size:  65 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 30 years
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 257 - 604 m
Distribution:  North Pacific: northern Kuril Islands and Kamchatka, Russia to the Anadyr Gulf and Sitka, Alaska.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-23; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 16-18
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Ranges from the Bering Sea to the Aleutian chain and Icy Strait, southeastern Alaska (Ref. 6793). Type locality: Iliuliuk, Unalaska I. (Ref. 26282). Also Ref. 2850, 6876, 11366.


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