Megalocottus
Appearance
Megalocottus | |
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Megalocottus platycephalus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Cottidae |
Subfamily: | Cottinae |
Genus: | Megalocottus T. N. Gill, 1861 |
Species | |
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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
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Megalocottus". FishBase. April 2017 version.