Hemitripterus
| Hemitripterus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Sea raven H. americanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemitripterinae |
| Genus: | Hemitripterus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Cottus tripterygius | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Hemitripterus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, sculpins, belonging to the subfamily Hemitripterinae which is part of the family Agonidae. These fishes are found in the North Pacific and Northwest Atlantic Oceans.
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Hemitripterus americanus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (sea raven)
- Hemitripterus bolini (G. S. Myers, 1934) (bigmouth sculpin)
- Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas, 1814)
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hemitripterinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hemitripterus". FishBase. December 2012 version.