Cottoidei

fish suborder

Learn about this topic in these articles:

annotated classification

  • Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa).
    In scorpaeniform: Annotated classification

    Suborder Cottoidei Small to moderate-size fishes. Mostly without scales; many with spiny skins, others with bony plates. 756 species. Marine, from temperate to polar seas, and freshwater in Northern Hemisphere. Family Cottidae (sculpins and bullheads) Generally large-headed, with well-developed head spines. Mostly small, some up to…

    Read More