Class IV. ARMED BULL HEAD. m 



Cataphractus, Stein-bicker, Lin. Syst. 451. Gm. Lin. 2. Armed. 



Miiller, Turss-bull. Schone- 1207. 



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



Cataphractus Schoneveldii Sep- 324. 



. tentr. Anglis a Pogge. Wil. Seb. Mus. in. tab. 28. Gro- 



Ichth.2l\. Raii Syn. pise. nov. Zooph. No. 271. 



77- Le Cataphracte. Block ickth. 



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



octagono. Arted.Synon.~n- L'Aspedopbore arme. De la 



Cottus Catapbractus. C. lori- Cepede Hist, des Poissons, 



catus, rostro verrucis 2 bi- iii. 222. 



fidis, capite subtus cirroso. 



JL HE armed Bull head or pogge is very com- 

 mon on most of the British coasts. 



It seldom exceeds five inches and an half in Descrip- 

 length, and even seldom arrives at that size. 

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

 end ofthenoseis 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 



