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Andriyashev's Largeheaded Sculpin
Tn COTTIDT0
Information
Range Northwestern Pacific Ocean where it is only known from the Kuril Islands. It has been recovered at a depth of 100 metres (330 ft).
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Syngnathiformes
Family Cottidae
Genus Andriashevicottus
Species A. megacephalus

The Andriyashev's largeheaded sculpin, (Andriashevicottus megacephalus), is a species of sculpin native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean where it is only known from the Kuril Islands. It has been recovered at a depth of 100 metres (330 ft). This species grows to a length of 23.6 centimetres (9.3 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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