Yellow Irish lord
The yellow Irish lord (Hemilepidotus jordani) is a species of fish in the family Cottidae, the largest family of fishes referred to as sculpins.
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| At Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Cottidae |
| Genus: | Hemilepidotus |
| Species: | H. jordani |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemilepidotus jordani (Bean, 1881) | |
Description
The mature animal is 34–38 cm (13–15 in) in length. Dorsal coloration consists of alternating black and yellow stripes with small white spots laterally. The ventral surface is cream-colored. The fish has 11–12 dorsal spines, 18–23 dorsal soft rays and 35 vertebrae.[1]
Distribution
Hemilepidotus jordani lives in benthopelagic marine environments of the northern Pacific Ocean, between 66°N–54°N, and 154°E–134°W. This corresponds to the northern Kuril Islands and Kamchatka Peninsula to the Gulf of Anadyr and Sitka, Alaska. It is usually found at depths as low as 257–604 m (843–1,982 ft).[1]
Behavior
Adults feed on mussels, crabs, and barnacles.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2008). "Hemilepidotus jordani" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
- "Hemilepidotus jordani (Bean, 1881)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2016-10-16.