Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

Scientific name: Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Tilesius, 1811

Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)

The Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North Pacific, Kamchatka, Russia and along the Commander and Aleutian Islands to St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea and to Monterey Bay, California, USA.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16; Vertebrae: 35. Dorsal with moderate notches in the spinous part after the third spine, and between the spinous and rayed parts; caudal bluntly rounded; pelvic fins larger in males. Color variable, predominately red, sometimes brilliant red, with brown, white, and black mottling and spotting all over; there are four irregular dark saddles across back; the caudal fin with darker rays, sometimes with vertical light bars; some large males with darkly spotted pelvic fins (including base of pectorals).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
51.0
Depth range
0–450 m (0–1476 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 450 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North Pacific: Kamchatka, Russia and along the Commander and Aleutian Islands to St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea and to Monterey Bay, California, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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