diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b06968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Pylint
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements/dev-requirements.txt
+    - name: Analysing the code with pylint
+      run: |
+        export PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)
+        pylint --fail-under=8 $(git ls-files 'src/*.py') --disable=C0114,C0115,C0116
diff --git a/src/router/species.py b/src/router/species.py
index 3d1de5b..a492942 100644
--- a/src/router/species.py
+++ b/src/router/species.py
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
-from os import path
+"""
+TODO: species spefic endpoints:
+          - get the list of species
+          - get the list of sub-species (for each species)
+"""
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, status, HTTPException
-from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
-from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
-
-from src.dependencies import get_db
-
-from src.models.responses import ErrorMessage
-
-from src.database.crud import get_image
+from fastapi import APIRouter
 
 
 router = APIRouter(
     prefix="/species",
     tags=["species"],
 )
-
-
-# TODO: species spefic endpoints:
-#           - get the list of species
-#           - get the list of sub-species (for each species)