200 
BULLETIN OP THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
19. Uranidea bendirei (Beau). 
The only place where this species was foimcl was iu Goose Creek, near Meadows, Idaho. Goose 
Creek is a small tributary of Little Salmon River, which flows into Salmon River about 35 miles north 
of Meadows. The specimens are 6 in number, and Avere obtained, by Mr. Williams July 18. The 
large.st are about 3 inches long. They differ from C. rhotheus in having the veutrals i, 3 (i, 4 iu 
rhotheus), iu the absence of prickles, as well as iu other respects. Our specimens agree well with the 
type which was obtained by Major (then Captain) Bendire in Rattlesnake Creek, near Camp Harney, 
Oreg., May 2, 1878. This is the second locality from which this species has been recorded. 
20. Cottus rhotheus (Rosa Smith). 
This species of blob was obtained at the following places: Small creek at Snow’s in Indian 
Valley, September 24, 1894, 4 specimens; Meadow Creek near Sawtooth, July 28 and 30, 23 specimens; 
Alturas Lake, July 20, 2 specimens; August 9, 2 specimens, and September 10 and 12, 4 specimens; 
Pettit Lake Outlet, July 22 and August 11, 3 specimens ; Payette River near Payette Lake, August 18, 
3 specimens; Redfish Lake, August 22, 1 specimen. This seems to be the only blob in the Sawtooth 
region, and is not very common, the si)ecimens mentioned above, 35 in numl)er, being all we were able 
to obtain witlioiit special effort during the season’s work. 
They appear to be about equally common in the lakes and the streams. The largest examples 
obtained are 3 inches iu length. As among the other species of this genus, there is much variation 
in color among these specimens, but the general pattern agrees fairly well Avith that assigned the 
original types. The prickles on the anterior xiart of the body are well developed, and in most cases 
they extend well onto the caudal peduncle. The dorsal lins are connected iu some specimens, while 
in others they are separate. 
This species was obtained by Dr. Eigenmann iu 1892 in Snake River at Idaho Falls, and by 
Gilbert & Evermann in 1893 in Cceur d’Alene Lake near Cceur d’Alene, Idaho, and iu ClearAvater 
River near Lewiston, Idaho. 
The following table exhibits the variation iu fin rays as shown by 28 specimens : 
Locality. 
• Pettit Lake, outlet 
Meadow Creek, near inoutli, Sawtootli, Idalio 
Alturas Lake, Sawtooth, Idaho 
Indian Yalley, Idaho 
Payette Kiver, Lardo, Idalio 
Dorsal 
spines. 
Dorsal rays. 
Anal 
rays. 
VII. 
VIII. 
16. 
17. 
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
1 
2 
3 
3 
1 
9 
4 
6 
5 
4 
1 
2 
6 
6 
2 
2 
4 
2 
] 
3 
4 
9 
2 
3 
2 
1 
3 
Number 
of speci- 
mens ex- 
amined. 
21. Cottus leiopomus Gilbert & Evermann. 
This species of blob was described in 1894 (Bull. U. S. Fish Commission for 1894, 203, pi. 20, fig. 2) 
from 2 specimens obtained hj Mr. H. H. Kinsey from Upper Little Wood River near Shoshone. No 
additional specimens have been collected. 
