Southern flathead sculpin (Megalocottus platycephalus taeniopterus)

Scientific name: Megalocottus platycephalus taeniopterus Kner, 1868

The Southern flathead sculpin (Megalocottus platycephalus taeniopterus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cottidae. Native range: Asia, Amur Liman, Peter the Great Bay and South Sakhalin.

Species facts

Scientific name
Megalocottus platycephalus taeniopterus
Family
Cottidae (Sculpins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Boreal
Distribution
Asia: Amur Liman, Peter the Great Bay and South Sakhalin.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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