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Cottidae Bonaparte, 1831

125589 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125589)

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  1. Genus Alcichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904
  2. Genus Andriashevicottus Fedorov, 1990
  3. Genus Antipodocottus Bolin, 1952
  4. Genus Archistes Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
  5. Genus Argyrocottus Herzenstein, 1892
  6. Genus Artediellichthys Taranetz, 1941
  7. Genus Artediellina Taranetz, 1937
  8. Genus Artedielloides Soldatov, 1922
  9. Genus Artediellus Jordan, 1885
  10. Genus Artedius Girard, 1856
  11. Genus Ascelichthys Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
  12. Genus Asemichthys Gilbert, 1912
  13. Genus Astrocottus Bolin, 1936
  14. Genus Atopocottus Bolin, 1936
  15. Genus Bero Jordan & Starks, 1904
  16. Genus Bolinia Yabe, 1991
  17. Genus Chitonotus Lockington, 1879
  18. Genus Clinocottus Gill, 1861
  19. Genus Cottiusculus Jordan & Starks, 1904
  20. Genus Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  21. Genus Daruma Jordan & Starks, 1904
  22. Genus Enophrys Swainson, 1839
  23. Genus Furcina Jordan & Starks, 1904
  24. Genus Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839
  25. Genus Icelinus Jordan, 1885
  26. Genus Icelus Krøyer, 1845
  27. Genus Leiocottus Girard, 1856
  28. Genus Leptocottus Girard, 1854
  29. Genus Megalocottus Gill, 1861
  30. Genus Micrenophrys Andriashev, 1954
  31. Genus Microcottus Schmidt, 1940
  32. Genus Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  33. Genus Ocynectes Jordan & Starks, 1904
  34. Genus Oligocottus Girard, 1856
  35. Genus Orthonopias Starks & Mann, 1911
  36. Genus Phallocottus Schultz, 1938
  37. Genus Phasmatocottus Bolin, 1936
  38. Genus Porocottus Gill, 1859
  39. Genus Pseudoblennius Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
  40. Genus Radulinopsis Soldatov & Lindberg, 1930
  41. Genus Radulinus Gilbert, 1890
  42. Genus Rastrinus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  43. Genus Rheopresbe Jordan & Starks, 1904
  44. Genus Ricuzenius Jordan & Starks, 1904
  45. Genus Ruscarius Jordan & Starks, 1895
  46. Genus Sigmistes Rutter, 1898
  47. Genus Stelgistrum Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
  48. Genus Stlengis Jordan & Starks, 1904
  49. Genus Synchirus Bean, 1890
  50. Genus Taurocottus Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915
  51. Genus Taurulus Gratzianov, 1907
  52. Genus Thyriscus Gilbert & Burke, 1912
  53. Genus Trachidermus Heckel, 1839
  54. Genus Trichocottus Soldatov & Pavlenko, 1915
  55. Genus Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
  56. Genus Vellitor Jordan & Starks, 1904
  57. Genus Zesticelus Jordan & Evermann, 1896
  58. Genus Acanthocottus Girard, 1850 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  59. Genus Agonocottus Pavlenko, 1910 accepted as Icelus Krøyer, 1845
  60. Genus Ainocottus Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  61. Genus Allartedius Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  62. Genus Archaulus Gilbert & Burke, 1912 accepted as Archistes Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
  63. Genus Artediellius accepted as Artediellus Jordan, 1885 (misspelling)
  64. Genus Aspicottus Girard, 1854 accepted as Enophrys Swainson, 1839
  65. Genus Astrolytes Jordan & Starks, 1895 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  66. Genus Axyrias Starks, 1896 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  67. Genus Blennicottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Clinocottus Gill, 1861
  68. Genus Boreocottus Gill, 1859 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811
  69. Genus Centridermichthys Richardson, 1845 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  70. Genus Ceratocottus Gill, 1859 accepted as Enophrys Swainson, 1839
  71. Genus Chitinotus accepted as Chitonotus Lockington, 1879 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  72. Genus Cottopsis Girard, 1850 accepted as Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
  73. Genus Crossias Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Porocottus Gill, 1859
  74. Genus Crossius accepted as Crossias Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Porocottus Gill, 1859 (misspelling)
  75. Genus Elanura Gilbert, 1896 accepted as Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
  76. Genus Eximia Greeley, 1899 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
  77. Genus Gymnacanthus accepted as Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
  78. Genus Myxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  79. Genus Ochotskia Schmidt, 1916 accepted as Icelus Krøyer, 1845
  80. Genus Onchocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (synonym)
  81. Genus Oncocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Triglopsis Girard, 1851 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (synonym)
  82. Genus Onocottus accepted as Onchocottus Gill, 1861 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (misspelling)
  83. Genus Oxycottus Jordan & Evermann, 1898 accepted as Clinocottus Gill, 1861
  84. Genus Podabrus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Vellitor Jordan & Starks, 1904
  85. Genus Prionistius Bean, 1884 accepted as Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
  86. Genus Pterygiocottus Bean & Weed, 1920 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  87. Genus Ruscariops Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Artedius Girard, 1856
  88. Genus Rusciculus Greeley, 1899 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
  89. Genus Schmidtia Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Stlengis Jordan & Starks, 1904
  90. Genus Stelgidinotus accepted as Stelgidonotus Gilbert & Thompson, 1905 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856 (misspelling)
  91. Genus Stelgidonotus Gilbert & Thompson, 1905 accepted as Oligocottus Girard, 1856
  92. Genus Sternias Jordan & Evermann, 1898 accepted as Triglops Reinhardt, 1830
  93. Genus Stlegicottus Bolin, 1936 accepted as Rastrinus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (synonym)
  94. Genus Tarandichthys Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Icelinus Jordan, 1885
  95. Genus Trachydermus accepted as Trachidermus Heckel, 1839 (misspelling)
  96. Genus Triglopsis Girard, 1851 accepted as Myoxocephalus Tilesius, 1811 (synonym)
  97. 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 2026-06-25
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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  PDF available [request]

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] 

 
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LanguageName 
English sculpinsscaleless sculpinsbullheads  [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]