WoRMS taxon details
Cottidae Bonaparte, 1831
125589 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125589)
accepted
Family
Comephoridae Bonaparte, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cottocomephoridae Berg, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Genus Alcichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Alpinocottus Bogdanov, 2023
- Genus Andriashevicottus Fedorov, 1990
- Genus Antipodocottus Bolin, 1952
- Genus Archistes Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
- Genus Argyrocottus Herzenstein, 1892
- Genus Artediellichthys Taranetz, 1941
- Genus Artediellina Taranetz, 1937
- Genus Artedielloides Soldatov, 1922
- Genus Artediellus Jordan, 1885
- Genus Artedius Girard, 1856
- Genus Ascelichthys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
- Genus Asemichthys Gilbert, 1912
- Genus Astrocottus Bolin, 1936
- Genus Atopocottus Bolin, 1936
- Genus Batrachocottus Berg, 1903
- Genus Bero Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Bolinia Yabe, 1991
- Genus Chitonotus Lockington, 1879
- Genus Clinocottus Gill, 1861
- Genus Comephorus Lacepède, 1800
- Genus Cottiusculus Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Cottocomephorus Pellegrin, 1900
- Genus Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Daruma Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Enophrys Swainson, 1839
- Genus Furcina Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839
- Genus Icelinus Jordan, 1885
- Genus Icelus Krøyer, 1845
- Genus Leiocottus Girard, 1856
- Genus Leocottus Taliev, 1955
- Genus Lepidobero Qin & Jin, 1992
- Genus Leptocottus Girard, 1854
- Genus Maoricottus Schwarzhans, 2019 †
- Genus Megalocottus Gill, 1861
- Genus Mesocottus Gratzianov, 1907
- Genus Micrenophrys Andriashev, 1954
- Genus Microcottus Schmidt, 1940
- Genus Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
- Genus Ocynectes Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Oligocottus Girard, 1856
- Genus Orthonopias Starks & Mann, 1911
- Genus Paracottus Taliev, 1949
- Genus Phallocottus Schultz, 1938
- Genus Phasmatocottus Bolin, 1936
- Genus Porocottus Gill, 1859
- Genus Pseudoblennius Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
- Genus Radulinopsis Soldatov & Lindberg, 1930
- Genus Radulinus Gilbert, 1890
- Genus Rastrinus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Genus Rheopresbe Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Ricuzenius Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Ruscarius Jordan & Starks, 1895
- Genus Sigmistes Rutter, 1898
- Genus Stelgistrum Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
- Genus Stlengis Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Synchirus Bean, 1890
- Genus Taurocottus Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915
- Genus Taurulus Gratzianov, 1907
- Genus Thyriscus Gilbert & Burke, 1912
- Genus Trachidermus Heckel, 1839
- Genus Trichocottus Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915
- Genus Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
- Genus Vellitor Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Zesticelus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- Genus Cottidarum † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Genus Acanthocottus Girard, 1850 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
- Genus Agonocottus Pavlenko, 1910 accepted as Icelus Krøyer, 1845
- Genus Ainocottus Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
- Genus Allartedius Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
- Genus Archaulus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 accepted as Archistes Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
- Genus Artediellius accepted as Artediellus Jordan, 1885 (misspelling)
- Genus Aspicottus Girard, 1854 accepted as Enophrys Swainson, 1839
- Genus Astrolytes Jordan & Starks, 1895 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
- Genus Axyrias Starks, 1896 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
- Genus Baicalocottus Berg, 1903 accepted as Cottocomephorus Pellegrin, 1900 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Baikalocottus Berg, 1903 accepted as Baicalocottus Berg, 1903 accepted as Cottocomephorus Pellegrin, 1900 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Blennicottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Clinocottus Gill, 1861
- Genus Boreocottus Gill, 1859 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
- Genus Centridermichthys Richardson, 1845 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Ceratocottus Gill, 1859 accepted as Enophrys Swainson, 1839
- Genus Chitinotus accepted as Chitonotus Lockington, 1879 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Cottopsis Girard, 1850 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Crossias Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Porocottus Gill, 1859
- Genus Crossius accepted as Crossias Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Porocottus Gill, 1859 (misspelling)
- Genus Elanura Gilbert, 1896 accepted as Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
- Genus Eximia Greeley, 1899 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
- Genus Gymnacanthus accepted as Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
- Genus Metacottus Taliev, 1946 accepted as Procottus Gratzianov, 1902
- Genus Myxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Ochotskia Schmidt, 1916 accepted as Icelus Krøyer, 1845
- Genus Onchocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (synonym)
- Genus Oncocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Triglopsis Girard, 1851 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (synonym)
- Genus Onocottus accepted as Onchocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (misspelling)
- Genus Oxycottus Jordan & Evermann, 1898 accepted as Clinocottus Gill, 1861
- Genus Pegedictis Rafinesque, 1820 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Podabrus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Vellitor Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Potamocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Prionistius Bean, 1884 accepted as Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
- Genus Pterygiocottus Bean & Weed, 1920 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
- Genus Ruscariops Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
- Genus Rusciculus Greeley, 1899 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
- Genus Schmidtia Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Stlengis Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Genus Stelgidinotus accepted as Stelgidonotus Gilbert & Thompson, 1905 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856 (misspelling)
- Genus Stelgidonotus Gilbert & Thompson, 1905 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
- Genus Sternias Jordan & Evermann, 1898 accepted as Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
- Genus Stlegicottus Bolin, 1936 accepted as Rastrinus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (synonym)
- Genus Tarandichthys Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Icelinus Jordan, 1885
- Genus Trachydermus accepted as Trachidermus Heckel, 1839 (misspelling)
- Genus Triglopsis Girard, 1851 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (synonym)
- Genus Uranidea DeKay, 1842 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Cottidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125589 on 2026-10-29
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Nomenclature
basis of record
van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sculpinsscaleless sculpinsbullheadsbighead sculpins [from synonym]Baikal oilfishes [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | scorpions de merchabots de merchabots | [details] |
| Japanese | カジカ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ulkefamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | ulkefamilien | [details] |
| Spanish | charrascos espinosos | [details] |
| Swedish | simpor | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cottidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Cottocomephoridae Berg, 1906)
To Genbank (from synonym Comephoridae Bonaparte, 1850)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myoxocephalus axillaris P09600 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Steindachnerina brevipinna P18181 print)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cottidae)
To Genbank (from synonym Cottocomephoridae Berg, 1906)
To Genbank (from synonym Comephoridae Bonaparte, 1850)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myoxocephalus axillaris P09600 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Steindachnerina brevipinna P18181 print)
To ITIS