Megalocottus

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Megalocottus
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Megalocottus platycephalus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Cottidae
Genus: Megalocottus
T. N. Gill, 1861
Species

See text.

Megalocottus is a genus of sculpins native to the western Pacific Ocean.

Species[]

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Megalocottus platycephalus T .N. Gill, 1861 (Belligerent sculpin)
  • Megalocottus taeniopterus Kner, 1868 (Southern flathead sculpin)

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Megalocottus in FishBase. April 2017 version.


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