Animalia > Chordata > Scorpaeniformes > Cottidae > Megalocottus > Megalocottus platycephalus

Megalocottus platycephalus (belligerent sculpin)

Synonyms: Acanthocottus laticeps; Cottus platycephalus; Megalocottus laticeps; Megalocottus platycephalus platycephalus; Myoxocephalus platycephalus

Wikipedia Abstract

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: \n* Megalocottus platycephalus platycephalus (Pallas, 1814) (Belligerent sculpin) \n* Megalocottus platycephalus taeniopterus (Kner, 1868) (Southern flathead sculpin)
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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Diplocotyle olrikii[1]
Neophasis oculata[1]
Plagioporus myoxocephalis[1]
Pyramicocephalus anthocephalus <Unverified Name>[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0