Cottidae (Noun)
Meaning
Sculpins.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Sculpins are found throughout the world's oceans in the family Cottidae, with over 300 known species of these fish.
- The Cottidae family is composed of over 300 species of sculpins that are primarily found in cold and temperate waters around the world.
- Among all species of sculpins belonging to the Cottidae family, the grunts and growls produced by some species seem to attract mates and deter rivals.
- Marine sculpins often engage in unique courtship behaviors that have been documented among certain species within the Cottidae family.
- In most other fish families the exact opposite evolution occurs but not for those belonging to the Cottidae consisting of an elongate caudal which is long as big as a head plus the whole abdomen together.