Cottoidei
| Cottoidei Temporal range:
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| European bullhead (Cottus gobio) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei Agassiz, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758
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Cottoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes. It contains sculpins, snailfish, blobfish, greenlings, and sablefish. They are primarily found in temperate, polar, and deep waters, especially in the Northern Hemisphere.