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Cottoidei

Osteichthyes - Perciformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Cottoidei Fierstine et al. p. 108
2019Cottoidei van der Laan p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottoidei()
suborderCottoidei()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subor. †Cottoidei Agassiz 1835
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Infraor. Anoplopomatales Betancur et al. 2013
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Fm. Anoplopomatidae Jordan and Gilbert 1883
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G. Anoplopoma Ayres 1859 [sablefish]
Infraor. Cottales
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Fm. Agonidae [poachers]
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G. †Agonopsis Gill 1861
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†Agonopsis cume Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
G. Agonus Schneider 1801
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†Agonus elongatus Weiler 1950
†Agonus rugatus Casier 1966
G. Occa Jordan and Evermann 1898
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Occa verrucosa Lockington 1880 [warty poacher]
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G. Artediellus Jordan 1865
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Artediellus atlanticus Jordan and Evermann 1898
G. Artedius Girard 1856
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G. Chitonotus Lockington 1881
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Chitonotus pugetensis Steindachner 1876
G. †Cottidarum Bonaparte 1832
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†Cottidarum impolitus Schwarzhans 1980
G. Cottus Linnaeus 1758
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†Cottus brevis Agassiz 1839
†Cottus cryptotremus Cope 1883
†Cottus divaricatus Cope 1883
†Cottus hypoceras Cope 1883
†Cottus otiakensis Frost 1928
†Cottus pontifex Cope 1883
G. Enophrys Swainson 1839
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Enophrys euglyphus Casier 1966
Enophrys taurinus Gilbert 1839
G. †Hayia Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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†Hayia daulica Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. Icelinus Jordan 1887
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Icelinus burchami Evermann and Goldborough 1907
Icelinus filamentosus Gilbert 1890
Icelinus fimbriatus Gilbert 1890
Icelinus quadriseriatus Lockington 1880
Icelinus tenuis Gilbert 1890
G. Leptocottus Girard 1854
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Leptocottus armatus Girard 1854
G. †Lirosceles Jordan 1925
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†Lirosceles elegans Jordan 1925
G. †Liroscels Jordan 1925
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†Liroscels elegans Jordan 1925
G. †Maoricottus Schwarzhans 2019
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†Maoricottus calidophilus Schwarzhans 2019
†Maoricottus ovatus Schwarzhans 2019
G. Radulinus Gilbert 1890
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Radulinus asprellus Gilbert 1890
G. Scorpaenichthys Girard 1854
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G. Liparis Scopoli 1777
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Liparis hampdenensis Schwarzhans 2019
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G. Cottunculus Collett 1875
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†Cottunculus primaevus Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
G. Malacocottus Bean 1890
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G. Neophrynichthys Günther 1876
Fm. Rhamphocottidae Jordan and Gilbert 1883
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Invalid names: Ereuniidae [synonym]
Fm. Trichodontidae Bleeker 1859
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G. Trichodon Tilesius 1813
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†Trichodon obesus Schwarzhans 1980
Invalid names: Cyclopteridae Bonaparte 1831 [empty], Jordaniidae [empty], Scorpaenichthyidae [empty]
G. †Cottoideorum Unknown
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†Cottoideorum suspectus Schwarzhans 1980
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Fm. Aulorhynchidae Gill 1861
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G. Aulichthys Brevoort 1862 [tubenose fish]
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Aulichthys miocaenicus Nazarkin 2019
G. Aulorhynchus Gill 1861
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G. Gasterosteus Linnaeus 1758
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Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus 1758 [three-spined stickleback]
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Invalid names: Pungitius haynesi David 1945 [synonym]
†Gasterosteus bispinosus Walbaum 1792
†Gasterosteus canadus Linnaeus 1766
G. Pungitius Annone 1760
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Pungitius pungitius Linnaeus 1758 [ninespine stickleback]
Invalid names: Hypoptychidae [empty]
Infraor. Hexagrammales
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Fm. Hexagrammidae Jordan 1888
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G. †Achrestogrammus Jordan 1921
G. Hexagrammos Tilesius 1810
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Hexagrammos achrestus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
G. †Sakhalinia Nazarkin et al. 2013
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†Sakhalinia multispinata Nazarkin et al. 2013
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Invalid names: Zaniolepididae [empty]
Infraor. Zoarcales
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G. †Rathbunella Jordan and Everman 1896
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Fm. Cryptacanthodidae Gill 1861
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G. Cryptacanthodes Storer 1839
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Fm. Neozoarcidae Jordan and Snyder 1902
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G. Neozoarces Steindachner
Fm. Zaproridae Jordan 1896
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G. Araeosteus Jordan and Gilbert 1920
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†Araeosteus rothi Jordan and Gilbert 1920
G. Zaprora Jordan 1896 [prowfish]
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†Zaprora koreana Nam and Nazarkin 2019
Fm. Zoarcidae Swainson 1839
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G. Zoarces Cuvier and Valenciennes 1836
Invalid names: Anarhichadidae [empty], Cebidichthyidae [empty], Eulophiidae [empty], Lumpenidae [empty], Opisthocentridae Jordan and Evermann 1898 [empty], Pholidae [empty], Ptilichthyidae [empty], Scytalinidae [empty], Stichaeidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bortonian to the top of the Holocene or 42.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 39.1 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Liparis hampdenensis (219510 219511)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Liparidae indet. (236597)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Cottus otiakensis (67859)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Gasterosteidae indet. (138022)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Agonopsis cume (241729 241732) Agonopsis cume, Cottunculus primaevus (46980)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Hayia daulica (186029)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Antennarius suspectus (219520 219522) Maoricottus calidophilus, Neophrynichthys sp. (219517)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile Agonopsis cume, Cottunculus primaevus (241735)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Cottidarum impolitus, Trichodon obesus (67900)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Maoricottus calidophilus (219524) Maoricottus impolitus (219526)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Antennarius suspectus (219621) Antennarius suspectus, Maoricottus ovatus (219606) Maoricottus impolitus (219341 219598) Maoricottus ovatus (219599 219605)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Niigata) Hexagrammidae indet. (56884)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63South Korea Zaprora koreana (202338)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) Cottidarum suspectus, Cottoidarum suspectus (219275)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Maoricottus impolitus (219610)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Aulichthys miocaenicus, Sakhalinia multispinata (207771)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Araeosteus rothi, Hexagrammos achrestus, Lirosceles elegans (45489) Gasterosteus aculeatus (52211)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Araeosteus rothi (582 185673)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nevada) Gasterosteus doryssus (192039)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Agonidae indet. (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Cottus sp. (234663)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Artedius notospilotus (219849) Pungitius haynesi (204964)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Italy Zoarcidae indet. (159455)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Gasterosteidae indet. (20387) Gasterosteus aculeatus (20173)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Greece (Rhodes) Cottidae indet. (207568)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Oregon) Cottidae indet., Leptocottus armatus, Cryptacanthodes aleutensis (222408) Cryptacanthodes aleutensis (222407 222409) Leptocottus armatus (194882)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Gasterosteus aculeatus (84880 240844) Gasterosteus aculeatus, Leptocottus armatus (84885)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Michigan) Pungitius sp. (70130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Pungitius pungitius (174230)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Chitonotus pugetensis, Icelinus quadriseriatus, Occa verrucosa (59063) Gasterosteus aculeatus (20273) Gasterosteus sp. (236636) Leptocottus armatus (160361 190889)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Gasterosteus aculeatus (163070 163075)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Stichaeidae sp., Cottidae sp. (75216)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Gasterosteus aculeatus (122099)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Cryptacanthodes sp. (51005)