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  Cottidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cottidae is a family of fish that belongs to the Order Scorpaeniformes.
Each species of the Cottidae is a type of sculpin.
There are about 300 species in 70 genera that are mostly marine and found in shallow coastal waters in the northern and arctic regions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sculpin   (163 words)

  
 STATUS, DISTRIBUTION, AND BIOLOGY OF SCULPINS (COTTIDAE) IN MONTANA: A REVIEW
Polygamy in the mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdi) of southwestern Montana (Pisces: Cottidae).
Life history and status of the shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus: Pisces, Cottidae) in Canada and the sympatric relationship to the slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus).
Morphologicaly distinct populations of the shorthead sculpin, Cottus confusus, and mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi (Pisces, Cottidae), near the western border of Canada and the United States.
nhp.nris.state.mt.us /animal/reports/fish/sculpin.html   (8133 words)

  
 sculpin on Encyclopedia.com
SCULPIN [sculpin] common name for a member of the large family Cottidae, bizarre fishes with large, spiny or armored heads and short, tapering bodies, found in both marine and freshwater habitats.
The grotesque sea robins and flying gurnards, with fins modified into "wings" and "talons" for creeping on the ocean floor, resemble the sculpins but are of a different family.
Sculpins are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, family Cottidae.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/s1/sculpin.asp   (503 words)

  
 Department of Biology, Saint Louis University
New species of Cottus (Teleostei: Cottidae) from the middle Atlantic eastern United States.
Two new species of Cottus (Teleostei: Cottidae) from the Tallapoosa and Chattahoochee river drain ages in Alabama and Georgia.
Neely, D.A. Systematics of the mottled sculpin complex (Teleostei: Cottidae), with emphasis on populations from Western North America.
bio.slu.edu /fac/neely.html   (186 words)

  
 References
A new species of sculpin, *Zesticelus ochotensis* (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae), from the southwestern Okhotsk Sea.
Systematics of sculpins of the genus *Radulinopsis* (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae), with the description of a new species from northern Japan and the Russian Far East.
A new sculpin, *Microcottus matuaensis*, from the central Kuril Archipelago (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae).
filaman.ifm-geomar.de /References/ReferencesListTitles.cfm?Name1=Yabe&Name2=&Init1=M.&Init2=&AddAuth=&Year=1995&FishBase=No   (227 words)

  
 Journal of Cave and Karst Studies Volume 65   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A troglomorphic sculpin (Pisces: Cottidae) population: Geography, morphology and conservaion status
In high latitudes, troglomorphic fish are absent despite the presence of caves.
Here we present data on the northernmost cave adapted fish in the world, a troglomorphic sculpin (Cottus: Cottidae: Teleostei) from central Pennsylvania.
www.caves.org /pub/journal/PDF/V65/v65n2-Espinasa.htm   (189 words)

  
 Cottus reinii   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
List of Freshwater Fishes for Japan: Cottidae, Cottus nozawae, Hana-kajika, native.
Cottidae, Cottus pollux, Japanese fluvial sculpin, Kajika, native.
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specieslist.com /fish_species/C/Cottus_reinii.shtml   (475 words)

  
 sculpin --  Encyclopædia Britannica
also called Bullhead, or Sea Scorpion, any of the numerous, usually small fish of the family Cottidae (order Scorpaeniformes), found in both salt water and fresh water, principally in northern regions of the world.
Sculpins are elongated, tapered fish, usually with wide, heavy heads.
any of the numerous, usually small fish of the family Cottidae (order Scorpaeniformes), found in both salt water and fresh water, principally in northern regions of the world.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9066413   (399 words)

  
 Department of Fisheries Biology | Dr. Andrew P. Kinziger | Selected Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetic Assessment of the Genus Hemilepidotus (Cottidae).
Cottus immaculatus: New species of sculpin from the Ozark Highlands (Cottidae).
COCHRAN, P.A., J.Y. Change in the energy density of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) during its parasitic phase: implications for modeling food consumption and growth.
www.humboldt.edu /~fish/faculty/kinziger_pubs.html   (275 words)

  
 Cottus echinatus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Extinct Fishes Of The United States And Canada: Cottidae.
Fishes Known or Suspected to Be Extinct: Similar anomalies are known in yellow perch and other species.
: Gambusia georgei)-TX [1983] Percidae Blue Pike (Stizostedion vitreum glaucum)-MI,NY,OH,PA,ON [1970] Cottidae Utah Lake Sculpin (Cottus echinatus)-UT [1928...
specieslist.com /endangered/scientific_name/C/Cottus_echinatus.shtml   (1444 words)

  
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Bolinia euryptera, a new genus and species of sculpin (Scorpaeniformes; Cottidae) from the Bering Sea.
A rare fish, Archaulus biseriatus, collected from the central Kuril Archipelago (Scorpaeniformes : Cottidae).
nov. and a rare species, Sigmistes smithi, from the southern Kuril Archipelago (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae).
filaman.ifm-geomar.de /ListByLetter/FBReferencesY.htm   (4813 words)

  
 Cottidae - Sculpins of Great Smoky Mountains National Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Cottidae - Sculpins of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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The sculpins (Cottidae) are a large family of primarily marine fishes occurring in cooler waters in the northern hemisphere.
www.dlia.org /atbi/species/animals/vertebrates/fish/Cottidae   (385 words)

  
 Northwest Diver.com : Creature Feature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
These fish normally rest on the bottom, and blend in with the background.
Family Cottidae (Sculpin) see below for additional details
This is a monotypic family of the northern Pacific, formerly included in the Cottidae.
www.northwestdiver.com /creature_feature/fish/class2.php   (602 words)

  
 ExIBI
A. Number of darter and Cottidae species (9, 10)
B. Number of darter, Cottidae, and Noturus (Ictaluridae) species (15, 16, 19)
C. Number of darter, Cottidae, and round-bodied Catostomidae species (17)
biology.kenyon.edu /Projects/Biol493/pages/ExIBI.htm   (884 words)

  
 Restricted movement by mottled sculpin (Pisces: Cottidae) in a southern Appalachian stream.
Restricted movement by mottled sculpin (Pisces: Cottidae) in a southern Appalachian stream.
Southern Research Station Headquarters - Asheville, NC home
We used direct observation and mark-recapture techniques to quantify movements by mottled sculpins (Cottus bairdi) in a 1 km segment of Shope Fork in western North Carolina.
www.srs.fs.usda.gov /pubs/20189   (523 words)

  
 Definition of cottidae - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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 Coccidia of the World
Hosts: Myoxocephalus stelleri (Steller's sculpin - Cottidae), Sebastodes taczanowskii (a sculpin - Sebastidae)
Davies, A.J. Ultrastructural studies on the endogenous stages of Eimeria variabilis (Thelohan, 1893) Reichenow, 1921, from Cottus bubalis Euphrasen (Teleostei: Cottidae).
Diouf, J.N. and Toguebaye, B.S. Study of some marine fish coccidia of the genus Eimeria SChneider, 1815 (Apicomplexa, Coccidia) from Senegal coasts.
biology.unm.edu /biology/coccidia/scorp.html   (984 words)

  
 Cal Coast Divers Marine Ecology Pages: Family Cottidae
Cal Coast Divers Marine Ecology Pages: Family Cottidae
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