Yellow Irish lord (Hemilepidotus jordani)

Scientific name: Hemilepidotus jordani Bean, 1881

Yellow Irish lord (Hemilepidotus jordani)

The Yellow Irish lord (Hemilepidotus jordani) is a marine fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: North Pacific, northern Kuril Islands and Kamchatka, Russia to the Anadyr Gulf and Sitka, Alaska.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hemilepidotus jordani
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
41.0
Depth range
0–604 m (0–1982 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 604 m
Climate
Boreal
Distribution
North Pacific: northern Kuril Islands and Kamchatka, Russia to the Anadyr Gulf and Sitka, Alaska.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm = 4-7)

Sources

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

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