Prickly sculpin  (Cottus asper)

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Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->

  • Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
  • Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->

    • Perciformes - Perches->
    • Cypriniformes - Carps->
    • Esociformes - Pikes->
    • Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
    • Siluriformes - Catfishes->
    • Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->

      • Cottidae - Cottids->

        • Cottus - Bullheads->

          • European bullhead (Cottus gobio)
          • Alpine bullhead (Cottus poecilopus)
          • Adour bullhead (Cottus aturi)
          • Dordogne bullhead (Cottus duranii)
          • Volga bullhead (Cottus koshewnikowi)
          • Banded sculpin (Cottus carolinae)
          • West european bullhead (Cottus perifretum)
          • Slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus)
          • Rhine sculpin (Cottus rhenanus)
          • Blue Ridge sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum)
          • Reticulate sculpin (Cottus perplexus)
          • Prickly sculpin (Cottus asper)
          • Torrent sculpin (Cottus rhotheus)
          • Coastrange sculpin (Cottus aleuticus)
          • Cottus altaicus (Cottus altaicus)
          • Sakhalin sculpin (Cottus amblystomopsis)
          • Rough sculpin (Cottus asperrimus)
          • Black sculpin (Cottus baileyi)
          • Mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii)
          • Paiute sculpin (Cottus beldingii)
          • Cottus bendirei (Cottus bendirei)
          • Cottus chattahoochee (Cottus chattahoochee)
          • Shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus)
          • Cherskii’s sculpin (Cottus czerskii)
          • Cottus dzungaricus (Cottus dzungaricus)
          • Utah Lake sculpin (Cottus echinatus)
          • Bear Lake sculpin (Cottus extensus)
          • Potomac sculpin (Cottus girardi)
          • Cottus gratzianowi (Cottus gratzianowi)
          • Shoshone sculpin (Cottus greenei)
          • Riffle sculpin (Cottus gulosus)
          • Cottus haemusi (Cottus haemusi)
          • Cottus hangiongensis (Cottus hangiongensis)
          • Pyrenean Sculpin (Cottus hispaniolensis)
          • Columbia Sculpin (Cottus hubbsi)
          • Ozark sculpin (Cottus hypselurus)
          • Knobfin sculpin (Cottus immaculatus)
          • Cottus kanawhae (Cottus kanawhae)
          • Fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)
          • Marbled sculpin (Cottus klamathensis)
          • Cottus kolymensis (Cottus kolymensis)
          • Cottus koreanus (Cottus koreanus)
          • Cottus kuznetzovi (Cottus kuznetzovi)
          • Wood River sculpin (Cottus leiopomus)
          • Margined sculpin (Cottus marginatus)
          • Cottus metae (Cottus metae)
          • Cottus microstomus (Cottus microstomus)
          • Tubenose sculpin (Cottus nasalis)
          • Cottus nozawae (Cottus nozawae)
          • Pygmy sculpin (Cottus paulus)
          • Chabot du Lez (Cottus petiti)
          • Pit sculpin (Cottus pitensis)
          • Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
          • Klamath Lake sculpin (Cottus princeps)
          • Cottus reinii (Cottus reinii)
          • Spoonhead sculpin (Cottus ricei)
          • Herault Bullhead (Cottus rondeleti)
          • Cottus sabaudicus (Cottus sabaudicus)
          • Cottus scaturigo (Cottus scaturigo)
          • Cottus schitsuumsh (Cottus schitsuumsh)
          • Siberian sculpin (Cottus sibiricus)
          • Grotto sculpin (Cottus specus)
          • Turkestan sculpin (Cottus spinulosus)
          • Cottus szanaga (Cottus szanaga)
          • Cottus tallapoosae (Cottus tallapoosae)
          • Slender sculpin (Cottus tenuis)
          • Cottus transsilvaniae (Cottus transsilvaniae)
          • Cottus volki (Cottus volki)
        • Myoxocephalus - Musclehead sculpins->
        • Enophrys - Enophrys->
        • Batrachocottus - Baikal sculpins->
        • Taurulus - Taurulus->
        • Leptocottus - Leptocottus->
        • Hemilepidotus - Hemilepidotus->
        • Oligocottus - Oligocottus->
        • Abyssocottus - Abyssocottus->
        • Alcichthys - Alcichthys->
        • Andriashevicottus - Andriashevicottus->
        • Antipodocottus - Antipodocottus->
        • Archistes - Archistes->
        • Argyrocottus - Argyrocottus->
        • Artediellichthys - Artediellichthys->
        • Artediellina - Artediellina->
        • Artedielloides - Artedielloides->
        • Artediellus - Artediellus->
        • Artedius - Artedius->
        • Ascelichthys - Ascelichthys->
        • Asemichthys - Asemichthys->
        • Asprocottus - Asprocottus->
        • Astrocottus - Astrocottus->
        • Atopocottus - Atopocottus->
        • Bero - Bero->
        • Bolinia - Bolinia->
        • Chitonotus - Chitonotus->
        • Clinocottus - Clinocottus->
        • Cottinella - Cottinella->
        • Cottiusculus - Cottiusculus->
        • Cottocomephorus - Cottocomephorus->
        • Cyphocottus - Cyphocottus->
        • Daruma - Daruma->
        • Furcina - Furcina->
        • Gymnocanthus - Gymnocanthus->
        • Mesocottus - Mesocottus->
        • Icelinus - Icelinus->
        • Icelus - Icelus->
        • Leiocottus - Leiocottus->
        • Leocottus - Leocottus->
        • Lepidobero - Lepidobero->
        • Limnocottus - Limnocottus->
        • Megalocottus - Megalocottus->
        • Micrenophrys - Micrenophrys->
        • Microcottus - Microcottus->
        • Neocottus - Neocottus->
        • Ocynectes - Ocynectes->
        • Orthonopias - Orthonopias->
        • Paracottus - Paracottus->
        • Phallocottus - Phallocottus->
        • Phasmatocottus - Phasmatocottus->
        • Porocottus - Porocottus->
        • Procottus - Procottus->
        • Pseudoblennius - Pseudoblennius->
        • Radulinopsis - Radulinopsis->
        • Radulinus - Radulinus->
        • Rastrinus - Rastrinus->
        • Ricuzenius - Ricuzenius->
        • Ruscarius - Ruscarius->
        • Sigmistes - Sigmistes->
        • Stelgistrum - Stelgistrum->
        • Stlengis - Stlengis->
        • Synchirus - Synchirus->
        • Taurocottus - Taurocottus->
        • Thyriscus - Thyriscus->
        • Trachidermus - Trachidermus->
        • Trichocottus - Trichocottus->
        • Triglops - Triglops->
        • Vellitor - Vellitor->
        • Zesticelus - Zesticelus->
      • Scorpaenidae - Scorpionfishes->
      • Sebastidae - Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyhead->
      • Anarhichadidae - Wolffishes->
      • Hexagrammidae - Greenlings->
      • Comephoridae - Baikal oilfishes->
      • Platycephalidae - Flatheads->
      • Liparidae - Snailfishes->
      • Triglidae - Gurnards->
      • Pholidae - Gunnels->
      • Cyclopteridae - Lumpfishes->
      • Zoarcidae - Eelpout->
      • Stichaeidae - Pricklebacks->
      • Scorpaenichthyidae - Scorpaenichthyidae->
      • Abyssocottidae - Deep-water sculpins->
      • Agonidae - Poachers->
      • Anoplopomatidae - Sablefishes->
      • Apistidae - Wasp scorpionfishes->
      • Aploactinidae - Velvetfishes->
      • Bathylutichthyidae - Antarctic sculpins->
      • Bathymasteridae - Ronquils->
      • Bembridae - Deepwater flatheads->
      • Caracanthidae - Orbicular velvetfishes->
      • Congiopodidae - Racehorses or pigfishes->
      • Cottocomephoridae - Bighead sculpins->
      • Cryptacanthodidae - Wrymouths->
      • Ereuniidae - Deepwater bullhead sculpins->
      • Eschmeyeridae - Cofishes->
      • Eulophiidae - Spinous fin eelpouts->
      • Gnathanacanthidae - Red velvetfish->
      • Hemitripteridae - Sea ravens or sailfin sculpins->
      • Hoplichthyidae - Ghost flatheads->
      • Jordaniidae - Longfin sculpins->
      • Lumpenidae - Eel pricklebacks->
      • Neosebastidae - Gurnard scorpionfishes->
      • Neozoarcidae - Largemouth kissing eelpouts->
      • Normanichthyidae - Barehead scorpionfishes->
      • Opisthocentridae - Rearspined fin pricklebacks->
      • Parabembridae - Sprat-like flatheads->
      • Pataecidae - Australian prowfishes->
      • Peristediidae - Armored searobins or armored gurnards->
      • Perryenidae - Whitenose pigfishes->
      • Plectrogeniidae - Stinger flatheads->
      • Psychrolutidae - Fatheads->
      • Ptilichthyidae - Quillfish->
      • Rhamphocottidae - Grunt sculpins->
      • Scytalinidae - Graveldivers->
      • Setarchidae - Deep-sea bristly scorpionfishes->
      • Synanceiidae - Stonefishes->
      • Tetrarogidae - Wasp fishes->
      • Zanclorhynchidae - Horsefishes->
      • Zaniolepididae - Combfishes->
      • Zaproridae - Prowfish->
    • Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
    • Gadiformes - Cods->
    • Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
    • Clupeiformes - Herrings->
    • Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
    • Gobiiformes - Gobies->
    • Mugiliformes - Mullets->
    • Carangiformes - Jacks->
    • Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
    • Labriformes - Wrasses->
    • Scombriformes - Mackerels->
    • Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
    • Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
    • Aulopiformes - Grinners->
    • Blenniiformes - Blennies->
    • Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
    • Osmeriformes - Smelts->
    • Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
    • Cichliformes - Cichlids->
    • Characiformes - Characins->
    • Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
    • Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
    • Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
    • Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
    • Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
    • Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
    • Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
    • Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
    • Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
    • Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
    • Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
    • Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
    • Zeiformes - Dories->
    • Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
    • Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
    • Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
    • Lampriformes - Lamprids->
    • Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
    • Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
    • Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
    • Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
    • Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
    • Atheriniformes - Silversides->
    • Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
    • Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
    • Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
    • Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
    • Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
    • Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
    • Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
    • Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
    • Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
    • Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
    • Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
    • Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
    • Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
    • Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
    • Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
    • Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
    • Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
  • Cladistii - Bichirs->
  • Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
  • Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
  • Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->