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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae Sculpins

Genus: Megalocottus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

North Pacific.
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Megalocottus platycephalus (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Megalocottus platycephalus
[Belligerent sculpin]
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Asia
 
Megalocottus taeniopterus
[Southern flathead sculpin]
2 Species of Family Cottidae with Genus Megalocottus
(Sculpins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1814 Megalocottus platycephalus Belligerent sculpin North Pacific. 42 TL
1868 Megalocottus taeniopterus Southern flathead sculpin Asia



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