Family Cottidae (perch-like fish)
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cottidae
Parent taxon: Cottales according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Casier 1966, David 1943, Fierstine et al. 2012, Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Agonidae, Cyclopteridae, Hexagrammidae, Liparidae, Psychrolutidae
Subtaxa: Artediellus Artedius Chitonotus Cottidarum Cottus Enophrys Hayia Icelinus Leptocottus Lirosceles Liroscels Maoricottus Radulinus Scorpaenichthys
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection), Greenland (1), United States (6: California, Oregon)
• Pliocene of United States (2: California)
• Miocene of New Zealand (11), United States (2: California)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 24 collections including 26 occurrences