Cottidae
Sign in to saveThe Cottidae are a family of fish in the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. Following major taxonomic revisions, it contains about 118 species in 18 genera, the vast majority of which are either restricted to freshwater habitats or are amphidromous. They are referred to simply as cottids to avoid confusion with sculpins of other families.
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Cottidae is a family of fish within the class Teleostei and phylum Chordata. The family is commonly known as bullheads and was described by Bonaparte in 1831. Its taxonomic placement varies by source; it is listed under the order Scorpaeniformes in some classifications, while others place it within the order Perciformes. The taxon status is accepted.
Members of this family inhabit marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Records from the United States, including those held by the SDNHM, document the presence of these organisms. The family has been referenced by 301 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
bullheads
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderScorpaeniformes
- FamilyCottidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,149
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Cottidae
- Collections
- SDNHM
- Recorded in
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Evolution
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- References
The Cottidae are a family of fish in the superfamily Cottoidea, the sculpins. Following major taxonomic revisions, it contains about 118 species in 18 genera, the vast majority of which are either restricted to freshwater habitats or are amphidromous. They are referred to simply as cottids to avoid confusion with sculpins of other families.
Cottids are distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, especially in boreal and colder temperate climates. They are especially diverse in Lake Baikal and surrounding river basins. Only a few cottids inhabit marine habitats. Other sculpins restricted to marine habitats are now placed in the family Psychrolutidae. In Lake Baikal, many cottids live in deep water, below . There are 24 known species in seven genera. These include, for instance, Abyssocottus korotneffi and Cottinella boulengeri which are among the deepest-living freshwater fish. Baikal is the deepest lake on Earth () and sculpins occupy even its greatest depths.
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