Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Scorpaeniformes

Cottidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

sculpins subjective synonym

Children

Artediellus Jordan, 1885
Cottus Linnaeus, 1758
Gymnocanthus Swainson, 1839
Icelus
Micrenophrys Andriashev, 1954
Myoxocephalus Tilesius (ex Steller), 1811
Taurulus Gratzianov, 1907
Triglops Reinhardt, 1830

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): ulkefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: bullheads; scaleless sculpins; sculpins sources: ITIS database
 French: chabots; chabots de mer; scorpions de mer sources: ITIS database
 Norwegian: ulkefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: ulkefamilien
 Norwegian Nynorsk: ulkefamilien
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): ulkefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: charrascos espinosos
 Swedish: simpor

Literature

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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374

additional source

Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Cottidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125589

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Cottidae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=12063

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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GUID

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Last modified

2004-12-21 by Dr Jorg Freyhof & by Jacob van der Land

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