| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:fish 
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                                | gptkbp:characteristic | lack of scales large pectoral fins
 broad, spiny heads
 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Actinopterygii 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | sculpins 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | varies by species 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Johann_Jakob_Kaup 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1829 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | small invertebrates small fishes
 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere 
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                                | gptkbp:ecologicalRole | benthic predators 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | gptkb:marine brackish water
 freshwater
 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:notableGenus | gptkb:Cottus gptkb:Enophrys
 gptkb:Myoxocephalus
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableSpecies | gptkb:Cottus_gobio gptkb:Enophrys_bison
 gptkb:Myoxocephalus_scorpius
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfSpecies | over 300 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Scorpaeniformes 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Chordata 
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                                | gptkbp:reproduction | egg layers 
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                                | gptkbp:taxonRank | gptkb:family 
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                                | gptkbp:typeSpecies | gptkb:Cottus_gobio 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Mottled_sculpin gptkb:Slimy_sculpin
 gptkb:Buffalo_sculpin
 gptkb:Pacific_staghorn_sculpin
 gptkb:Staghorn_sculpin
 gptkb:slimy_sculpin
 gptkb:Prickly_sculpin
 gptkb:mottled_sculpin
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Cottidae 
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