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.