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Megalocottus platycephalus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cottidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

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Genus
  
Megalocottus T. N. Gill, 1861

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Megalocottus platycephalus is a species of sculpin native to the northern Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 42 centimetres (17 in) TL. This species, the only known member of its genus, is split into two sub-species:

  • Megalocottus platycephalus platycephalus (Pallas, 1814) (Belligerent sculpin)
  • Megalocottus platycephalus taeniopterus (Kner, 1868) (Southern flathead sculpin)

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    Megalocottus platycephalus Wikipedia
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