Hemilepidotus jordani, Yellow Irish lord : fisheries, gamefish

Hemilepidotus jordani Bean, 1881

Yellow Irish lord
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Cottoidei (Sculpins) > Cottidae (Sculpins)
Etymology: Hemilepidotus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, ous, otis = ear (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) was a leading American ichthyologist, physician, educator, peace activist and believer in eugenics; moreover, he was founding President of Stanford University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 257 - 604 m (Ref. 50550). Boreal; 66°N - 54°N, 154°E - 134°W

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North Pacific: northern Kuril Islands and Kamchatka, Russia to the Anadyr Gulf and Sitka, Alaska.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 36.0, range 34 - 38 cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122394); max. reported age: 30 years (Ref. 122394)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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