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Cottus

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cottidae

Taxonomy
Cottus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type genus of Cottioidei.

It was assigned to Cottidae by Hay (1902), Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cottus Linnaeus p. 264
1902Cottus Hay p. 406
2012Cottus Fierstine et al. p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottioidei
infraorderCottales
familyCottidae
genusCottus

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.

G. Cottus Linnaeus 1758
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Cottus aries Agassiz 1839
Cottus brevis Agassiz 1839
Cottus cryptotremus Cope 1883
Cottus divaricatus Cope 1883
Cottus hypoceras Cope 1883
Cottus otiakensis Frost 1928
Cottus papyraceus Agassiz 1839
Cottus pontifex Cope 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available