Hemilepidotus
# Hemilepidotus

Hemilepidotus, the Irish lords, is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Agonidae, the poachers and sea ravens. These fishes are found in northern Pacific, northern Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans.

## Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

* Hemilepidotus gilberti D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Gilbert's Irish lord)
* Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus (Tilesius, 1811) (Red Irish lord)
* Hemilepidotus jordani T. H. Bean, 1881 (Yellow Irish lord)
* Hemilepidotus papilio (T. H. Bean, 1880) (Butterfly sculpin)
* Hemilepidotus spinosus Ayres, 1854 (Brown Irish lord)
* Hemilepidotus zapus C. H. Gilbert & Burke, 1912 (Longfin Irish lord)
