Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Cottidae | Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes Rank Species | |
Genus Andriashevicottus
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Andriashevicottus megacephalus, Andriyashev largeheaded sculpin, is a species of sculpin native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean. This species, and the genus which only contains this species, are known from a single individual (the holotype), which was collected from the Kuril Islands (Simushir Island) at a depth of 100 metres (330 ft). That specimen was 23.6 centimetres (9.3 in) long.
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