Lepidion Swainson, 1838
Teeth present on vomer. Chin barbel present. First dorsal finrays 4-6, one prolonged. Anal fin partly indented.
Benthopelagic. Some species locally abundant, some quite rare.
Larval stages probably pelagic.
Species about 10; in Clofnam area 4.
Recent revision: Templeman (1970 North Atlantic species).
Species of this genus in the program:
Lepidion eques
Lepidion guentheri
Lepidion lepidion
Lepidion schmidti