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Genera in the family or subfamily Cottidae: [ 32 ] records

Abyssocottus Berg [L. S.] 1906:908 Masc. Abyssocottus korotneffi Berg 1906. Type by original designation. Smith & Wheeler 2004:643 [ref. 28583] suggest placing the Abyssocottidae within the family Cottidae. •Valid as Abyssocottus Berg 1906 -- (Taliev 1955:346 [ref. 4316], Sideleva 1982:30 [ref. 14469], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Sideleva 1998:155 [ref. 23595], Sideleva 2001:60 [ref. 26181], Kontula et al. 2003:149 [ref. 26791], Sideleva 2003:17, 174 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:194 [ref. 28183], Bogdanov 2013:92 [ref. 37118], Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456]). Current status: Valid as Abyssocottus Berg 1906. Cottidae.

Adipocottus Bogdanov [B. E.] 2023:70 Masc. Cottus nikolskii Berg 1901. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Batrachocottus Berg 1903. Current status: Synonym of Batrachocottus Berg 1903. Cottidae.

Alpinocottus Bogdanov [B. E.] 2023:67 Fem. Cottus poecilopus Heckel 1840. Type by original designation. •Valid as Alpinocottus Bogdanov 2023. Current status: Valid as Alpinocottus Bogdanov 2023. Cottidae.

Aphobus Gistel [J.] 1848:XI Masc. Trachidermus fasciatus Heckel 1839. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Trachydermis [Trachidermis Heckel 1839], not preoccupied by Trachyderma; correct original spelling was Trachidermus Heckel 1837. •Synonym of Trachidermus Heckel 1837. Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Trachidermus Heckel 1837. Cottidae.

Asprocottus Berg [L. S.] 1906:907 Masc. Asprocottus herzensteini Berg 1906. Type by monotypy. Smith & Wheeler 2004:643 [ref. 28583] suggest placing the Abossocottidae within the family Cottidae. •Valid as Asprocottus Berg 1906 -- (Taliev 1955:315 [ref. 4316], Sideleva 1982:29 [ref. 14469], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Sideleva 1998:155 [ref. 23595], Sideleva 2001:61 [ref. 26181], Kontula et al. 2003:149 [ref. 26791], Sideleva 2003:17, 179 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:194 [ref. 28183], Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456] in Cottidae, Bogdanov 2018:113 [ref. 37168]). Current status: Valid as Asprocottus Berg 1906. Cottidae.

Baicalocottus Berg [L. S.] 1903:100 Masc. Cottus grewingkii Dybowski 1874. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Cottocomephorus Pellegrin 1900 -- (Taliev 1955:274 [ref. 4316]). Current status: Synonym of Cottocomephorus Pellegrin 1900. Cottidae.

Batrachocottus Berg [L. S.] 1903:108 Masc. Cottus baicalensis Dybowski 1874. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Batrachocottus Berg 1903 -- (Taliev 1955:256 [ref. 4316], Sideleva 1982:28 [ref. 14469], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Sideleva 1998:149 [ref. 23595], Sideleva 2001:57 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:15, 154 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:196 [ref. 28183], Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456]). Current status: Valid as Batrachocottus Berg 1903. Cottidae.

Centridermichthys Richardson [J.] 1845:73 Masc. Centridermichthys ansatus Richardson 1845. Type by subsequent designation. Two included species; earliest type designation not established, at least can date to Jordan 1919:222 [ref. 2410]. •Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Cottidae.

Cephalocottus Gratzianov [V. I.] 1907:294, 297, 315 Masc. Cottus amblystomopsis Schmidt 1904. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Gratzianow 1907:659 [ref. 1872]. •Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Cephalocottus -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:185 [ref. 28183]). •Synonym of Cottus Linaneus 1758 -- (Parin et al. 2002:S72 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Cottidae.

Comephorus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1800:312 Masc. Callionymus baikalensis Pallas 1776. Type by monotypy. Smith & Wheeler 2004:643 [ref. 28583] suggest placing the Comephoridae within the family Cottidae. •Valid as Comephorus Lacepède 1800 -- (Taliev 1955:366 [ref. 4316], Sideleva 1982:29 [ref. 14469], Washington et al. 1984:442 [ref. 13660], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Sideleva 1998:154 [ref. 23595], Yabe & Sideleva 2000:306 [ref. 25698], Sideleva 2001:60 [ref. 26181], Kontula et al. 2003:144 [ref. 26791], Sideleva 2003:16, 171 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:193 [ref. 28183], Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456] but should be in Cottidae, p. 17). Current status: Valid as Comephorus Lacepède 1800. Cottidae.

Cottinella (subgenus of Abyssocottus) Berg [L. S.] 1907:43, 45 Fem. Abyssocottus boulengeri Berg 1906. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Cottinella Berg 1907 -- (Taliev 1955:340 [ref. 4316], Sideleva 1982:30 [ref. 14469], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Sideleva 1998:156 [ref. 23595], Sideleva 2001:68 [ref. 26181], Kontula et al. 2003:149 [ref. 26791], Sideleva 2003:18, 189 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:197 [ref. 28183], Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456], but should be in Cottidae, P. 17). Current status: Valid as Cottinella Berg 1907. Cottidae.

Cottocomephorus Pellegrin [J.] 1900:354 Masc. Cottocomephorus megalops Pellegrin 1900. Type by monotypy. Smith & Wheeler 2004:643 [ref. 28583] suggest placing the Cottocomephoridae within the family Cottidae. •Valid as Cottocomephorus Pellegrin 1900 -- (Taliev 1955:274 [ref. 4316], Sideleva 1982:28 [ref. 14469], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Sideleva 1998:150 [ref. 23595], Sideleva 2001:58 [ref. 26181], Kontula et al. 2003:149 [ref. 26791], Sideleva 2003:15, 163 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:192 [ref. 28183], Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456], Bogdanov 2019:223 [ref. 36814]). Current status: Valid as Cottocomephorus Pellegrin 1900. Cottidae.

Cottopsis Girard [C. F.] 1850:303 Fem. Cottus asper Richardson 1837. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Cottidae.

Cottus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:264 Masc. Cottus gobio Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Girard 1850:184 [ref. 1814]. On Official List (Opinion 77). •Valid as Cottus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Watanabe 1960:116 [ref. 11959], Neelov 1973:593 [ref. 7219], Sideleva 1982:27 [ref. 14469], Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:326 [ref. 6441], Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522], Fedorov in Whitehead et al. 1986:1247 [ref. 13677], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:171 [ref. 15964], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:628 [ref. 21581], Sideleva 1998:150 [ref. 23595], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:401 [ref. 25968], Parin et al. 2002:S72 [ref. 28300], Shedko & Shedko 2003:330 [ref. 27966], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:185 [ref. 28183], Kinziger et al. 2005:303 [ref. 28244], Freyhof et al. 2005:108 [ref. 28259], Kottelat 2006:59-60 [ref. 28831], Shedko & Miroshnichenko 2007:21 [ref. 29369], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:503 [ref. 29996], Scharpf 2008:7 [ref. 30399], Sideleva 2009:209 [ref. 30173], Minckley & Marsh 2009:308 [ref. 31114], Sideleva & Goto 2009:599 [ref. 30591], Kinziger & Wood 2010:50 [ref. 30701], Adams et al. 2013:484 [ref. 32429], LeMoine et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33134], Goto et al. 2014:1 [ref. 33456], Parin et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33547], Sideleva et al. 2015:419 [ref. 33770], Pietsch & Orr 2015:40 [ref. 34694], Sideleva et al. 2015:32 [ref. 35276], Zhang et al. 2016:193 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:62 [ref. 35138], Sideleva 2017:827 [ref. 35715], Sideleva 2021:251 [ref. 38323], Young et al. 2022:326 [ref. 39356], Moyle & Campbell 2022:501 [ref. 39359], Sideleva et al. 2022:38 [ref. 39468], Sideleva & Shidkov 2024:473 [ref. 41080]). Current status: Valid as Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Cottidae.

Cyphocottus Sideleva [V. G.] 2003:191 Masc. Cottus megalops Gratzianov 1902. Type by original designation. Not available from Sideleva 2001:67 [ref. 26181], two included species after 1930 with no designation of a type species (Art. 13.3). Dates to Sideleva 2003:191 [ref. 27815] where a type species was designated. •Treated as valid and dating to Sideleva 2001 -- (Kontula et al. 2003:149 [ref. 26791], Sideleva 2003:15 [ref. 26181]). •Valid as Cyphocottus Sideleva 2003 -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:197 [ref. 28183], Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456] but should be in Cottidae, P. 17). Current status: Valid as Cyphocottus Sideleva 2003. Cottidae.

Elaeorhous Pallas [P. S.] 1814:122 Masc. Callionymus baikalensis Pallas 1776. Type by monotypy. •Junior objective synonym of Comephorus Lacepède 1800. Current status: Synonym of Comephorus Lacepède 1800. Cottidae.

Korotnevia (subgenus of Abyssocottus) Bogdanov [B. E.] 2023:67 Fem. Abyssocottus gibbosus Berg 1906. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Abyssocottus Berg 1906, but a valid subgenus as described. Current status: Synonym of Abyssocottus Berg 1906. Cottidae.

Leocottus (subgenus of Paracottus) Palmer [G.] (ex Taliev) in Palmer & White 1961:137 Masc. Paracottus (Leocottus) pelagicus Taliev 1955. First appeared as Leocottus (subgenus of Paracottus) in Taliev [D. N.] 1955:235, 243 [ref. 4316]. Two included species, one with subspecies; as no type was designated, this genus is unavailable from Taliev 1955 (Art. 13.3). Zoological Record for 1958 lists the type as pelagicus and Fowler (MS) lists the type as kessleri as does Sideleva 2003:151 [ref. 27815]. Dates to Palmer in Palmer & White 1961:137 [ref. 38535]. •Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subgenus Leocottus as described -- (Sideleva 1982:27 [ref. 14469]). •Valid as Leocottus Taliev 1955 -- (Sideleva 2001:59 [ref. 26181], Kontula et al. 2003:149 [ref. 26791], Sideleva 2003:16, 151 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:189 [ref. 28183] with author as Sideleva). •Valid as Leocottus Palmer 1961. Current status: Valid as Leocottus Palmer 1961. Cottidae.

Leptocottus Girard [C. F.] 1854:130 Masc. Leptocottus armatus Girard 1854. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Leptocottus Girard 1854 -- (Bolin 1944:96 [ref. 6379], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:247 [ref. 24550], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:401 [ref. 25968], Pietsch & Orr 2015:43 [ref. 34694]). Current status: Valid as Leptocottus Girard 1854. Cottidae.

Limnocottus Berg [L. S.] 1906:908 Masc. Cottus godlewskii Dybowski 1874. Type by subsequent designation. Two included species; earliest subsequent designation not researched. •Valid as Limnocottus Berg 1906 -- (Sideleva 1982:30 [ref. 14469], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Sideleva 1998:156 [ref. 23595], Sideleva 2001:68 [ref. 26181], Kontula et al. 2003:149 [ref. 26791], Sideleva 2003:18, 194 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:198 [ref. 28183], Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456] but should be in Cottidae, p. 17, Bogdanov 2017:46 [ref. 37119]). Current status: Valid as Limnocottus Berg 1906. Cottidae.

Mesocottus Gratzianov [V. I.] 1907:655, 660 Masc. Cottus haitej Dybowski 1869. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Mesocottus Gratzianov 1907 -- (Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Sideleva 1998:153 [ref. 23595], Parin et al. 2002:S80 [ref. 28300], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:190 [ref. 28183] with author as Gratzianow, Goto et al. 2014:1 [ref. 33456], Parin et al. 2014:259 [ref. 33547], Zhang et al. 2016:193 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:65 [ref. 35138]). Current status: Valid as Mesocottus Gratzianov 1907. Cottidae.

Metacottus Taliev [D. N.] 1946:90 Masc. Metacottus gurwicii Taliev 1946. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Metacottus Taliev 1946 -- (Taliev 1955:299 [ref. 4316], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660]). •Synonym of Procottus Gratzianov 1902 -- (Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:200 [ref. 28183]). Current status: Synonym of Procottus Gratzianov 1902. Cottidae.

Neocottus Sideleva [V. G.] 1982:31, 80 Masc. Abyssocottus werestschagini Taliev 1935. Type by monotypy. Type apparently by original designation (also monotypic) [not fully translated]. •Valid as Neocottus Sideleva 1982 -- (Sideleva 1998:157 [ref. 23595], Sideleva 2001:69 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2002:275 [ref. 26019], Sideleva 2003:18, 200 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:199 [ref. 28183], Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456] but should be in Cottidae, P. 17). Current status: Valid as Neocottus Sideleva 1982. Cottidae.

Paracottus Taliev [D. N.] in Berg 1949:1330 Masc. Cottus knerii Dybowski 1874. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first without species as a quotation in Berg's Addenda and Corrigenda. Subsequent addition of species not researched. •Valid as Paracottus Taliev 1949 -- (Taliev 1955:234 [ref. 4316], Sideleva 1982:28 [ref. 14469], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Sideleva 1998:153 [ref. 23595], Sideleva 2001:58 [ref. 26181], Kontula et al. 2003:149 [ref. 26791], Sideleva 2003:16, 168 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:192 [ref. 28183], Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456]). Current status: Valid as Paracottus Taliev 1949. Cottidae.

Pegedictis Rafinesque [C. S.] 1820:85 Masc. Pegedictis ictalops Rafinesque 1820. Type by monotypy. Spelled Pegedichthys by Jordan 1876:97 [ref. 2370] and by Jordan & Copeland 1877:139 [ref. 5961]. Description poor. Usually regarded as a synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. •Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Parin et al. 2002:S72 [ref. 28300], Parin et al. 2014:241 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Cottidae.

Potamocottus Gill [T. N.] 1861:40 Masc. Potamocottus punctulatus Gill 1861. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Gilbert 1877:93 [ref. 4907]. •Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Cottidae.

Procottus Gratzianov [V. I.] 1902:40, 41 Masc. Cottus jeittelesii Dybowski 1874. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Berg 1933:712 [ref. 279]. •Valid as Procottus Gratzianov 1902 [often as Gratzianow] -- (Taliev 1955:301 [ref. 4316], Sideleva 1982:31 [ref. 14469], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660], Yabe 1985:123 [ref. 11522], Sideleva 1998:158 [ref. 23595], Sideleva 2001:69 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:19, 203 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:200 [ref. 28183] as Gratzianow, Goto et al. 2014:3 [ref. 33456] but should be in Cottidae, P. 17). Current status: Valid as Procottus Gratzianov 1902. Cottidae.

Rheopresbe Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904:270 Fem. Rheopresbe fujiyamae Jordan & Starks 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. •Valid as Rheopresbe Jordan & Starks 1904 -- (Goto et al. 2019:[7] [ref. 37068]). Current status: Valid as Rheopresbe Jordan & Starks 1904. Cottidae.

Tauridea Jordan [D. S.] & Rice [F. L.] in Jordan 1878:252, 255 Fem. Uranidea spilota Cope 1865. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Cottidae.

Trachidermus Heckel [J. J.] 1837:159 Fem. Trachidermus fasciatus Heckel 1837. Type by subsequent designation. Subsequent designation not researched. Apparently not preoccupied by Trachyderma or Trachidermis; Aphobus Gistel 1848 is an unneeded replacement. Species spelled "efasciatus" in main heading (p. 160) but otherwise as fasciatus. Misspelled Trachidermis in 1990 edition of the Genera. •Valid as Trachidermus Heckel 1837 (often dated 1839 or 1840) -- (Watanabe 1960:113 [ref. 11959], Washington et al. 1984:443 [ref. 13660] as Trachydermis, Yabe in Masuda et al. 1984:326 [ref. 6441] as Trachydermis, Yabe 1985:111 [ref. 11522] as Trachydermus, Goto et al. 2014:1 [ref. 33456], Zhang et al. 2016:194 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Trachidermus Heckel 1837. Cottidae.

Uranidea DeKay [J. E.] 1842:61 Fem. Uranidea quiescens DeKay 1842. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Cottidae.

Uranoscopus Gronow [L. T.] 1763:57 Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 261). •In the synonymy of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Cottus Linnaeus 1758. Cottidae.