Megalocottus platycephalus (Pallas, 1814)
Belligerent sculpin
Belligerent sculpin
Megalocottus platycephalus
photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Family:  Cottidae (Sculpins)
Max. size:  42 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,060.0 g
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 120 m
Distribution:  North Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Strictly marine species (Ref. 82587).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Reported from Arctic Alaska, Bristol Bay and Port Clarence (Ref. 6876). Type locality of Acanthocottus laticeps: Nushagak R. (lecotype) and Herendeen Bay, Alaska (Ref. 26282). Also Ref. 11366.


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