Hemitripterus
Genus of fishes
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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.
| Hemitripterus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Sea raven H. americanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Agonidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemitripterinae |
| Genus: | Hemitripterus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Cottus tripterygius | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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)
