The yellow Irish lord (Hemilepidotus jordani) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Agonidae It is found in the northern Pacific Ocean.

Dorsal coloration consists of alternating black and yellow stripes with small white spots laterally.

[4] Hemilepidotus jordani lives in benthopelagic marine environments of the northern Pacific Ocean, between 66°N–54°N, and 154°E–134°W.

This corresponds to the northern Kuril Islands and Kamchatka Peninsula to the Gulf of Anadyr and Sitka, Alaska.

Examination of ovaries of female specimens suggest that these fish spawn once annually during the summer.