Family Cottidae Bonaparte 1831

? Cephalotia Rafinesque 1815:87 [ref. 3584] (subfamily)? Cottus [no stem of the type genus, not available, Article 11.7.1.1]

Cottini Bonaparte 1831:156, 169 [ref. 4978] (subfamily) Cottus

Temnistiae Gill 1862b:13 [ref. 1654] (group) Temnistia

Uranideae Gill 1875:252 [ref. 33070] (group?) Uranidea [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1] Ascelichthyinae Jordan & Gilbert 1883:683 [ref. 2476] (subfamily) Ascelichthys

Synchirinae Bean 1890:641 [ref. 228] (subfamily) Synchirus

Pseudoblenniinae Jordan 1896:233 [ref. 2395] (subfamily) Pseudoblennius [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1; stem changed to Pseudoblenn- by Watanabe 1960:3, 128 [ref. 11959]]

Jordaniinae Jordan & Evermann 1898a:1880 [ref. 2444] (subfamily) Jordania

Scorpaenichthyinae Jordan & Evermann 1898a:1880 [ref. 2444] (subfamily) Scorpaenichthys Girard

Hemilepidotinae Jordan & Evermann 1898a:1880 [ref. 2444] (subfamily) Hemilepidotus

Myxocephalines [Myoxocephalines] Gill 1905a:349 [ref. 33071] (subfamily) Myoxocephalus [published not in latinized form after 1899, not available]

Myoxocephalinae Gill 1908:101 [ref. 33072] (subfamily) Myoxocephalus [as Sculpin; genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1]

Icelidae Jordan 1923a:212 [ref. 2421] (family) Icelus

Oligocottinae Hubbs 1926:1 [ref. 2235] (subfamily) Oligocottus [also as tribe Oligocottini]

Clinocottini Hubbs 1926:3 [ref. 2235] (tribe) Clinocottus

Artediellinae Taranetz 1935:92 [ref. 4339] (subfamily) Artediella [name only, but used as valid by Schmidt 1950:161 [ref. 12471] and by Neyelov 1979:150 [ref. 3152], Article 13.2.1]

Triglopinae Taranetz 1941:429 [ref. 5535] (subfamily) Triglops [Lindberg 1971:190, 193 [ref. 27211] used Triglopsinae]

Gymnocanthinae Taranetz 1941:431 [ref. 5535] (subfamily) Gymnocanthus

Ricuzeniinae Taranetz 1941:432 [ref. 5535] (subfamily) Ricuzenius [name only, but used as valid by Schmidt 1950:165 [ref. 12471] and by Lindberg 1971:194, 195 [ref. 27211], Article 13.2.1]

Radulinae Taranetz 1941:434 [ref. 5535] (subfamily) (subfamily) Radulinus [stem corrected to Radulin- by Lindberg 1971:194, 195 [ref. 27211], confirmed by Sheiko 2013:116 [ref. 32944]]

Stlenginae Taranetz 1941:434 [ref. 5535] (subfamily) Stlengis

Artediini Taranetz 1941:430 [ref. 5535] (tribe) Artedius

Enophryini Taranetz 1941:430 [ref. 5535] (tribe) Enophrys

Taurocottini Taranetz 1941:433 [ref. 5535] (tribe) Taurocottus

Vellitoridae Myers & Storey 1956:27 [ref. 32831] (family) Vellitor [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1; unavailable publication]

Ceratocottinae Watanabe 1960:3, 110 [ref. 11959] (subfamily) Ceratocottus

Cottiusculinae Watanabe 1960:4, 167 [ref. 11959] (subfamily) Cottiusculus

Microcottini Neyelov 1976:84 [ref. 33073] (tribe) Microcottus