107. COTTID^ LIOCOTTUS. 711 
abundant. Resembles Coitus hilbalis, with which it has been imiu’op- 
erly confounded by Dr. Gunther. 
(Aspicottns biso7i Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila. 18.54, loO: CI>ipcocottns rohusim 
Ayres, Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci. 1854, 12: Aspicottns bison Girard, U. S. Pac. R. R. 
Surv. 6G.) 
1092. E. «l3cea’atas (Pallas) J. & G. 
Greenish and reddish, marbled and spotted. Form of U. bison, the 
head large, wider than deep or long; top of head nearly as in E. bison, 
the ridges higher and very rough; orbital ridges elevated, continued 
backward toward the nape, the occipital ridges sharp behind; upjier 
preopercular spine very long, rough, nearly two-tliirds as long as head, 
with strong recurved hooks or serrations on the upper edge; lower pre- 
opercular spines strong; opercle with a longitudinal rib and no dis- 
tinct spine; lateral line with a row of rough bony scutella, each with 
a minute central spine; skin above more or less villous or prickly, else- 
where smooth. Isthmus wide ; a slit behind last gill ; vomer with teeth. 
D. VII-14; A. 10; C. 12; P. 17; V. I, 3. L. G inches. Alaska and Kam- 
tschatka. (Here described from a specimen in the British Museum.) 
(Cottas diceraus Pallas, Nov. Act. Petrop. 1783, 354: Cottas diceroas Ciiv. & Val. iv, 
189: Spnanceia cervas Tiles. M6ra. Ac. St. Petersb. iii, 278: Ceraiocottas diceraas Gill, 
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1859, lu5, aud 1861, 167: Cottas diceraus Giiiither, ii, 189.) 
1993. E. cSavHgen* (Cuv. & Val.) Svv. 
Dark brown, with 3 or 4 vertical bands; belly white. Top of head 
everywhere rough; two strong nasal spines; superciliary margius much 
elevated, with a deep groove between them; 4 preopercular spines, the 
upper exceedingly long and strong, extending nearly to the vertical 
from the end of the first dorsal, serrated and coarsely toothed on its 
upper margin, but without antler-like processes; “occiput with a very 
long cuneiform process on each side”; lateral line with bony plates, 
rougher than in E. bison, each with a serrated keel and spine; skin sub- 
villous above, with small rough warts; a series of small cutaneous ap- 
pendages above the anal. Suborbital stay spinous; vomerine teeth 
imeseut; isthmus broad; slit behind last gill large. D. YI-13; A. 11; 
V. I, 3. L. 2^ inches. Bering’s Sea. (Here described from the original 
type, in the British Museum.) 
(Cottas claviger Cuv. &. Val. iv, 195, 1829: Cottas claviger Gunther, ii, 167.) 
37a.— EIOCOTTUS Girard. 
( Lciocottus Girard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila, 1856, 133 : type Leiocottus liirando Girard. ) 
Body elongate, covered with thick, smooth skin. Head compressed, 
narrowed above, not externally bony. Mouth small, horizontal, low ; villi- 
