216 
FISHES. ACANTHOPT. 
COTTUS. 
Length 2 feet. Lateral line nearly smooth ; base of the dorsals spinous. 
1st D. 10, 2d D. 18 ; P. 12 ; V. 1 ; A. Lower jaw much shorter than the 
upper. 
Gen. LXXVII. CATAPHRACTUS. Pogge.— Body an- 
gular ; mailed with large spinous scales ; bearded. 
155. C. ScJioneveldii. Common Pogge. — Snout armed with 
four recurved spines. 
Sibb. Scot. 25. WilL Ich. 211. — Cottus Cat. Linn» Syst. i. 451. Penn. 
Brit. Zool. hi. 217* — * 8 *, Lyrie, Sea Poacher, Pluck, Noble. — Common 
on the coast.) 
Length 5 inches. Head large, subtriangular ; chin with numerous cirri. 
Body angular, with pointed scales. 1st D. 5, 2d D. 7 ; P. IB ; V. 3 ; A. 6 ; C. 
10. Tail rounded ; the body growing slender to its base. 
Gen. LXXVIII. COTTUS. Hardhead.— Body smooth, 
without appendages at the pectorals or chin. Head arm- 
ed with spines. 
156. C. Scorpius. Father-Lasher. — Preopercle with two 
spines ; one in front of the eye. 
Scorpius marinus, Sibb. Scot. 24. — Scorpsena Bellonu, Will. Ich. 138 
Cottus Scorpius, Linn. Syst. i. 452, Penn. Brit. Zoo\. hi. 218. — 
Sea Scorpion ; *S', Lucky-Proach — Common near rocky coasts. 
Length 9 inches. Colour yellowish-brown, with dark spots and clouds. 
Mouth large, upper jaw longest. Opercle with one strong spine. Lateral 
line straight near the back, and rough. 1st D. 9, 2d D. 13 ; P. 14 ; V. 3 ; A. 
10 ; C. 14. — This species is sometimes used as food. 
157. C. Gohio. Bullhead. — -Preopercle with one spine. First 
dorsal fin small, coloured. 
Gobio capitatus, Merr. Pin. 190. Will. Ich. 137 — Cottus Gobio, Linn. 
Syst. i. 452. Penn. Brit. Zool. hi. 216 . — jE, Miller’s Thumb. — Rivers 
in England. 
Length 4 inches. Body dusky, clouded with yellow, belly whitish. Head 
broad and flat ; eyes small ; irides yeUow. Lateral line near the middle of 
the body, smooth. 1st D. 6, 2d D. 17 ; P. 13; V. 4 ; A. 13; C. 12. — This 
species is found in clear brooks, depositing its spawn in a hole in the gravel, 
Gen. LXXIX. MULLUS. Surmullet. — Chin with two 
beards. Gill-membrane of three rays. Head sloping, with 
large scales. 
4 158, M. Surmuletus. Striped Surmullet. — Sides with lon- 
gitudinal lines of yellow. 
M. major. Will. Ich. 285. — H. Sur. Linn. Syst. i. 496. Penn. Brit. Zool. 
274 . I)on. Brit, Bishes, t. 12 South coast of England. 
Length upwards of a foot Body tinged with red ; white on the beUy, 
