Gilbert's Irish lord
Hemilepidotus gilberti Jordan & Starks, 1904
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hemilepidotus gilberti, Gilbert's Irish lord, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Agonidae, the poachers and sea ravens. This species occurs in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean from Hokkaido to the Bering Sea.
Wikipedia contributors, Hemilepidotus gilberti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:02:57.414667+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemilepidotus gilberti Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Name authority
- Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Common name
- Gilbert's Irish lord
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Hemilepidotidae
- Genus
- Hemilepidotus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderCottoidei
- familyHemilepidotidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusHemilepidotus Cuvier, 1829
- speciesHemilepidotus gilberti Jordan & Starks, 1904
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemilepidotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| yellow Irish lordHemilepidotus jordani Bean, 1881 | HemilepidotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| brown irish lordHemilepidotus spinosus Ayres, 1854 | HemilepidotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| butterfly sculpinHemilepidotus papilio (Bean, 1880) | HemilepidotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| longfin Irish lordHemilepidotus zapus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 | HemilepidotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jordan, D. S.; Starks E. C. (1904). A review of the Cottidae or sculpins found in the waters of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 27 (no. 1358): 231–335. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.27-1358.231 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KPLD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.