Class IV. ARMED BULL HEAD. 2Q3 



Cataphractus, Stein-bicker, Lin. Syst. 451. Gm. Lin. o, Armeo. 



Miiller, Turss-bull. Schone- 120?. 



velde, 30. tab. 3. Botn-mus. Faun. Suec. No. 

 Cataphractus Schoneveldii Sep- 324. 



tentr. Anglis a Pogge. JVil. Seh. Mus. iii. tab. 28. Gro- 



Ichth. 211. Rail Syn. pise, nov. Zooph. No. 271. 



77. Le Cataphracte. Block ichth. 

 Cottus cirris plurimis corpore ii. 14. tab. 3Q.f. 3. 4. 



octagono. Arted. Synon. 77. L'Aspedophore arme. De la 

 Cottus Cataphractus. C. lori- Cepede Hist, des Poissans, 



catus, rostro verrucis 2 bi- iii. 222. 



fidis, capite subtus cirroso. 



_LHE armed Bull head or pogge is very com- 

 mon on most of the British coasts. 



It seldom exceeds live inches and an half in Descrip- 

 length, and even seldom arrives at that size. 

 The head is large, bony, and very rugged ; the 

 end of the nose is armed with four short upright 

 spines ; on the throat are a number of short 

 white beards ; the teeth are very minute, situ- 

 ated in the jaws. The body is octagonal, and 

 covered with a number of strong bony crusts, 

 divided into several copartments, the ends of 

 which project into a sharp point, and form 

 several echinated lines along the back and sides 

 from the head to the tail. The first dorsal fin 

 consists of six spiny rays ; the second is placed 

 just behind the first, and consists of seven soft 



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