Family Cottidae
bullheads, scaleless sculpins, and sculpins

2008/10/05 03:30:41.522 GMT-4

By Tanya Dewey

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Scorpaeniformes

Suborder: Cottoidei

Family: Cottidae

Members of this Family

There are 300 species of sculpins found in the northern hemisphere and New Zealand. Most species are found in oceans but a few are adapted to freshwater habitats.Their bodies are smooth but ornamented with prickly scales or spines. Their eyes are large and often sit high on the head. These are generally slow-moving, bottom-dwelling fish.

Contributors

Tanya Dewey (author), Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.

2008/10/05 03:30:41.745 GMT-4

To cite this page: Dewey, T. 2006. "Cottidae" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed October 11, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cottidae.html.

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Family Cottidaebullheads, scaleless sculpins, and sculpins

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Family Cottidae
bullheads, scaleless sculpins, and sculpins