? Cottidae
Bullhead, Cottus gobio in Lake Constance
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Suborder: Cottoidei Superfamily: Cottoidea Family: Cottidae

The Cottidae is a family of fish that belongs to the Order Scorpaeniformes. Each species of the Cottidae is a type of sculpin. There are about 300 species in 70 genera that are mostly marine and found in shallow coastal waters in the northern and arctic regions. Freshwater representatives of this family are few and include the Spoonhead Sculpin (Cottus ricei) of North America, the Alpine Bullhead (Cottus poecilopus), Bullhead (Cottus gobio L.),and the Fourhorned sculpin (Cottus or Myoxycephalus quadricornis). The latter is also found in brackish water e.g. the Baltic. nl: wikipedia The Dutch page says that the photo comes from here, used with the permission of the photographer. ... Binomial name Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758 The Bullhead (Cottus gobio L.) is a fish of the Cottidae family that is widely distributed in Europe. ... Map of the Bodensee; Schweiz is Switzerland, Deutschland is Germany, and Osterreich is Austria. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families See text Scorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Scleroparei, closely related to and sometimes included in the Perciformes. ... Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus: one of the most abundant species of fish in the world. ... Families See text Scorpaeniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Scleroparei, closely related to and sometimes included in the Perciformes. ... Genera Alcichthys Andriashevicottus Antipodocottus Archaulus Argyrocottus Artedielloides Artediellus Artedius Ascelichthys Asemichthys Astrocottus Bero Bolinia Chitonotus Clinocottus Cottiusculus Cottus Daruma Enophrys Furcina Gymnocanthus Hemilepidotus Icelinus Icelus Jordania Leiocottus Leptocottus Megalocottus Mesocottus Micrenophrys Microcottus Myoxocephalus Ocynectes Oligocottus Orthonopias Paricelinus Phallocottus Phasmatocottus Porocottus Pseudoblennius Radulinopsis Radulinus Ricuzenius Ruscarius Scorpaenichthys Sigmistes Stelgistrum Stlegicottus Stlengis... [[Image:http://www. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... Binomial name Cottus ricei Nelson, 1876 The Spoonhead Sculpin (Cottus ricei) is a fish of the Cottidae family that is widely distributed in North America. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Binomial name Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758 The Bullhead or Millers Thumb (Cottus gobio) is a fish of the sculpin family (Cottidae). ...

Genera

Arctic hookear sculpin, Artediellus uncinatus

Ribbed sculpin, Triglops pingelii

Longhorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus

• Alcichthys Jordan and Starks, 1904
• Andriashevicottus Fedorov, 1990
• Antipodocottus Bolin, 1952
• Archistes Jordan and Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898
• Argyrocottus Herzenstein, 1892
• Artediellichthys Taranetz, 1941
• Artediellina Taranetz, 1937
• Artedielloides Soldatov, 1922
• Artediellus Jordan, 1885 - hookear sculpins
• Artedius Girard, 1856
• Ascelichthys Jordan and Gilbert, 1880
• Asemichthys Gilbert, 1912
• Astrocottus Bolin, 1936
• Atopocottus Bolin, 1936
• Batrachocottus Berg, 1903
• Bero Jordan and Starks, 1904
• Bolinia Yabe, 1991
• Chitonotus Lockington, 1879
• Clinocottus Gill, 1861 - sharpnose sculpins
• Cottiusculus Schmidt in Jordan and Starks, 1904
• Cottocomephorus Pellegrin, 1900
• Cottus Linnaeus, 1758 - freshwater sculpins, Miller's thumbs
• Daruma Jordan and Starks, 1904
• Enophrys Swainson, 1839 - stone sculpins
• Furcina Jordan and Starks, 1904
• Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839
• Hemilepidotus Cuvier, 1829
• Icelinus Jordan, 1885
• Icelus Krøyer, 1845
• Jordania Starks, 1895
• Leiocottus Girard, 1856
• Leocottus Taliev, 1955
• Lepidobero Qin and Jin, 1992
• Leptocottus Girard, 1854 - Pacific staghorn sculpins
• Megalocottus Gill, 1861
• Melletes Bean, 1880
• Mesocottus Gratzianov, 1907
• Micrenophrys Andriashev, 1954
• Microcottus Schmidt, 1940
• Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 - daddy sculpins, fourhorn sculpins, great sculpins, shorthorn sculpins
• Ocynectes Jordan and Starks, 1904
• Oligocottus Girard, 1856 - tidepool johnnies
• Orthonopias Starks and Mann, 1911
• Paracottus Taliev in Berg, 1949
• Paricelinus Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889
• Phallocottus Schultz, 1938
• Phasmatocottus Bolin, 1936
• Porocottus Gill, 1859 - fringed sculpins
• Pseudoblennius Temminck and Schlegel, 1850
• Radulinopsis Soldatov and Lindberg, 1930
• Radulinus Gilbert, 1890
• Rastrinus Jordan and Evermann, 1896
• Ricuzenius Jordan and Starks, 1904
• Ruscarius Jordan and Starks, 1895
• Scorpaenichthys Girard, 1854 - gabezones
• Sigmistes Rutter in Jordan and Evermann, 1898
• Stelgistrum Jordan and Gilbert in Jordan and Evermann, 1898
• Stlegicottus Bolin, 1936
• Stlengis Jordan and Starks, 1904
• Synchirus Bean, 1890
• Taurocottus Soldatov and Pavlenko, 1915
• Taurulus Gratzianov, 1907
• Thyriscus Gilbert and Burke, 1912
• Trachidermus Heckel, 1837
• Trichocottus Soldatov and Pavlenko, 1915
• Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
• Vellitor Jordan and Starks, 1904
• Zesticelus Jordan and Evermann, 1896

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1226x588, 286 KB) Arctic hookear sculpin, Artediellus uncinatus. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1226x588, 286 KB) Arctic hookear sculpin, Artediellus uncinatus. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1220x463, 183 KB) Ribbed sculpin, Triglops pingelii. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1220x463, 183 KB) Ribbed sculpin, Triglops pingelii. ... Longhorn sculpin (fish) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Longhorn sculpin (fish) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Species See text. ... Daruma dolls at Daruma-ji temple, Takasaki, Japan Daruma (達磨 or だるま) is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma. ... Species See text. ...

References

• "Cottidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
• Cottidate (TSN 167196). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 31 March 2006.