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Cottidae

115585  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:115585)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Scorpaeniformes (Order)
  7. Cottidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Icelidae · unaccepted

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  1. Genus Adipocottus Bogdanov, 2023
  2. Genus Alcichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904
  3. Genus Alpinocottus Bogdanov, 2023
  4. Genus Andriashevicottus Fedorov, 1990
  5. Genus Antipodocottus Bolin, 1952
  6. Genus Archistes Jordan & Gilbert in Jordan & Evermann, 1898
  7. Genus Argyrocottus Herzenstein, 1892
  8. Genus Artediellichthys Taranetz, 1941
  9. Genus Artediellina Taranetz, 1937
  10. Genus Artedielloides Soldatov, 1922
  11. Genus Artediellus Jordan, 1885
  12. Genus Artedius Girard, 1856
  13. Genus Ascelichthys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
  14. Genus Asemichthys Gilbert, 1912
  15. Genus Astrocottus Bolin, 1936
  16. Genus Atopocottus Bolin, 1936
  17. Genus Bero Jordan & Starks, 1904
  18. Genus Bolinia Yabe, 1991
  19. Genus Chitonotus Lockington, 1879
  20. Genus Clinocottus Gill, 1861
  21. Genus Cottiusculus Schmidt, 1904
  22. Genus Cottiusculus Jordan & Starks, 1904
  23. Genus Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  24. Genus Daruma Jordan & Starks, 1904
  25. Genus Enophrys Swainson, 1839
  26. Genus Furcina Jordan & Starks, 1904
  27. Genus Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839
  28. Genus Hemilepidotus Cuvier, 1829
  29. Genus Icelinus Jordan, 1885
  30. Genus Icelus Krøyer, 1845
  31. Genus Jordania Starks, 1895
  32. Genus Leiocottus Girard, 1856
  33. Genus Lepidobero Qin & Jin, 1992
  34. Genus Leptocottus Girard, 1854
  35. Genus Maoricottus Schwarzhans, 2019 †
  36. Genus Megalocottus Gill, 1861
  37. Genus Mesocottus Gratzianov, 1907
  38. Genus Micrenophrys Andriashev, 1954
  39. Genus Microcottus Schmidt, 1940
  40. Genus Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  41. Genus Ocynectes Jordan & Starks, 1904
  42. Genus Oligocottus Girard, 1856
  43. Genus Orthonopias Starks & Mann, 1911
  44. Genus Paricelinus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
  45. Genus Phallocottus Schultz, 1938
  46. Genus Phasmatocottus Bolin, 1936
  47. Genus Porocottus Gill, 1859
  48. Genus Pseudoblennius Temminck & Schlegel in Siebold, 1850
  49. Genus Radulinopsis Soldatov & Lindberg, 1930
  50. Genus Radulinus Gilbert, 1890
  51. Genus Rastrinus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  52. Genus Ricuzenius Jordan & Starks, 1904
  53. Genus Ruscarius Jordan & Starks, 1895
  54. Genus Scorpaenichthys Girard, 1854
  55. Genus Sigmistes Rutter in Jordan & Evermann, 1898
  56. Genus Stelgistrum Jordan & Gilbert in Jordan & Evermann, 1898
  57. Genus Stlengis Jordan & Starks, 1904
  58. Genus Synchirus Bean, 1890
  59. Genus Taurocottus Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915
  60. Genus Taurulus Gratzianov, 1907
  61. Genus Thyriscus Gilbert & Burke, 1912
  62. Genus Trachidermus Heckel, 1839
  63. Genus Trichocottus Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915
  64. Genus Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
  65. Genus Vellitor Jordan & Starks, 1904
  66. Genus Zesticelus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  67. Genus Acanthocottus Girard, 1850 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  68. Genus Agonocottus Pavlenko, 1910 accepted as Icelus Krøyer, 1845
  69. Genus Ainocottus Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  70. Genus Alcidea Jordan & Evermann, 1898 accepted as Paricelinus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
  71. Genus Allartedius Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  72. Genus Allocottus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Clinocottus Gill, 1861
  73. Genus Alloricuzenius Matsubara & Iwai, 1951 accepted as Ricuzenius Jordan & Starks, 1904
  74. Genus Aphobus Gistel, 1848 accepted as Trachidermus Heckel, 1839
  75. Genus Archaulus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 accepted as Archistes Jordan & Gilbert in Jordan & Evermann, 1898
  76. Genus Artedielliscus Neyelov in Fedorov, 1973 accepted as Artediellus Jordan, 1885
  77. Genus Artediellius accepted as Artediellus Jordan, 1885 (misspelling)
  78. Genus Artediellops Neyelov, 1979 accepted as Artediellus Jordan, 1885
  79. Genus Aspicottus Girard, 1854 accepted as Enophrys Swainson, 1839
  80. Genus Astrolytes Jordan & Starks, 1895 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  81. Genus Axyrias Starks, 1896 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  82. Genus Blennicottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Clinocottus Gill, 1861
  83. Genus Boreocottus Gill, 1859 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  84. Genus Calycilepidotus Ayres, 1855 accepted as Hemilepidotus Cuvier, 1829
  85. Genus Cattus Anonymous, 1815 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  86. Genus Centridermichthys Richardson, 1845 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  87. Genus Cephalocottus Gratzianov, 1907 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  88. Genus Ceratocottus Gill, 1859 accepted as Enophrys Swainson, 1839
  89. Genus Chalycelepidotus Kaup, 1858 accepted as Hemilepidotus Cuvier, 1829
  90. Genus Clypeocottus Ayres, 1854 accepted as Enophrys Swainson, 1839
  91. Genus Cottopsis Girard, 1850 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  92. Genus Crossias Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Porocottus Gill, 1859
  93. Genus Crossius accepted as Crossias Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Porocottus Gill, 1859 (misspelling)
  94. Genus Dialarchus Greeley, 1899 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
  95. Genus Elanura Gilbert, 1896 accepted as Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
  96. Genus Elaphichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Alcichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904
  97. Genus Elaphocottus Sauvage, 1878 accepted as Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839
  98. Genus Evermanniana Taranetz, 1935 accepted as Artediellus Jordan, 1885
  99. Genus Eximia Greeley, 1899 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
  100. Genus Greeleya Jordan, 1920 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
  101. Genus Gymnacanthus accepted as Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
  102. Genus Hoplocottus Kaup, 1858 accepted as Pseudoblennius Temminck & Schlegel in Siebold, 1850
  103. Genus Icelichthys Schmidt, 1935 accepted as Icelus Krøyer, 1845
  104. Genus Icelopsis Taranetz, 1936 accepted as Icelus Krøyer, 1845
  105. Genus Korotnevia Bogdanov, 2023 accepted as Abyssocottus Berg, 1906 (Treated as subgenus)
  106. Genus Littocottus Neyelov, 1979 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  107. Genus Medicelinus Bolin, 1936 accepted as Icelinus Jordan, 1885
  108. Genus Melletes Bean, 1880 accepted as Hemilepidotus Cuvier, 1829 (synonym)
  109. Genus Montereya Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Clinocottus Gill, 1861
  110. Genus Neohemilepidotus Sakamoto, 1932 accepted as Hemilepidotus Cuvier, 1829
  111. Genus Noviricuzenius Bolin, 1936 accepted as Ricuzenius Jordan & Starks, 1904
  112. Genus Ochotskia Schmidt, 1916 accepted as Icelus Krøyer, 1845
  113. Genus Onchocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (synonym)
  114. Genus Oncocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Triglopsis Girard, 1851 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (synonym)
  115. Genus Onocottus accepted as Onchocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (misspelling)
  116. Genus Oxycottus Jordan & Evermann, 1898 accepted as Clinocottus Gill, 1861
  117. Genus Parartedius Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  118. Genus Parastrolytes Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  119. Genus Parenophrys Taranetz, 1941 accepted as Taurulus Gratzianov, 1907
  120. Genus Pegedichthys Jordan, 1876 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  121. Genus Pegedictis Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  122. Genus Penicelinus Bolin, 1936 accepted as Icelinus Jordan, 1885
  123. Genus Phobetor Krøyer, 1845 accepted as Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839
  124. Genus Podabrus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Vellitor Jordan & Starks, 1904
  125. Genus Potamocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  126. Genus Prionistius Bean, 1884 accepted as Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
  127. Genus Pseudoclinus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Pseudoblennius Temminck & Schlegel in Siebold, 1850
  128. Genus Pterygiocottus Bean & Weed, 1920 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  129. Genus Ptyonotus Günther, 1860 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  130. Genus Radulinellus Bolin, 1950 accepted as Radulinus Gilbert, 1890
  131. Genus Rheopresbe Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  132. Genus Ruscariops Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  133. Genus Rusciculus Greeley, 1899 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
  134. Genus Rusulus Starks & Mann, 1911 accepted as Clinocottus Gill, 1861
  135. Genus Schmidtia Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Stlengis Jordan & Starks, 1904
  136. Genus Schmidtina Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Stlengis Jordan & Starks, 1904
  137. Genus Sclerocottus Fischer, 1885 accepted as Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839
  138. Genus Scorpichthes Bonaparte, 1846 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  139. Genus Stelgidinotus accepted as Stelgidonotus Gilbert & Thompson, 1905 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856 (misspelling)
  140. Genus Stelgidonotus Gilbert & Thompson, 1905 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
  141. Genus Stelgistrops Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Stelgistrum Jordan & Gilbert in Jordan & Evermann, 1898
  142. Genus Steligistrum Jordan, 1920 accepted as Stelgistrum Jordan & Gilbert in Jordan & Evermann, 1898
  143. Genus Sternias Jordan & Evermann, 1898 accepted as Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
  144. Genus Stlegicottus Bolin, 1936 accepted as Rastrinus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (synonym)
  145. Genus Tarandichthys Jordan & Evermann in Jordan, 1896 accepted as Icelinus Jordan, 1885
  146. Genus Tauridea Jordan & Rice in Jordan, 1878 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  147. Genus Temnistia Richardson, 1836 accepted as Hemilepidotus Cuvier, 1829
  148. Genus Trachidermis Girard, 1850 accepted as Trachidermus Heckel, 1839
  149. Genus Trachydermus Agassiz, 1845 accepted as Trachidermus Heckel, 1839 (misspelling)
  150. Genus Triglopsis Girard, 1851 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (synonym)
  151. Genus Uranidea DeKay, 1842 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  152. Genus Uranoscopus Gronow, 1763 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  153. Genus Cottidarum † (uncertain, unassessed)
  154. Genus Trichostomma (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2024). Cottidae. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115585 on 2026-01-19
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Cottoidei (Suborder) > Cottidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mostly Marine. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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