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W. Leo Smith & Morgan S. Busby (2014). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of sculpins, sandfishes, and snailfishes (Perciformes: Cottoidei) with comments on the phylogenetic significance of their early-life-history specializations".
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Cottales within the suborder Cottoidei of the Perciformes. A number of taxa which were previously classified within the
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to move in short bursts. The family includes about 59 species in some 25 genera, some of which are quite widespread.
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were reclassified within the Agonidae which meant that the Cottidae was confined to the freshwater sculpins.
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are nearly vestigial, typically consisting of one small spine and a few rays. The
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is 7 cm (2.8 in) long as an adult; most are in the 20–30 cm range.
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The family Agonidae was first proposed as a family in 1839 by the English
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Ricardo Betancur-R; Edward O. Wiley; Gloria Arratia; et al. (2017).
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Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014).
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but other authorities states that if Scorpaeniformes is excluded from
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Eschmeyer, William M. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.).
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The Agonidae is divided into the following subfamilies and genera:
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J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016).
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Index


Alligatorfish
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Scorpaeniformes
Cottoidei
Cottoidea
Agonidae
Swainson
family
fish
pectoral fins
pelvic fins
swim bladder
dragon poacher
Bothragonus occidentalis
crustaceans
marine worms
camouflage
hydras
sponges
seaweed
naturalist
William John Swainson
superfamily
Cottoidea

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