Cottoidei

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Cottoidei

fish suborder

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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…
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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…
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