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aspibophotius. 
The body covered with 
(witliout separate fingers.) 
veulrals small. 
angular i)lates; the pectoral fins simple 
Iwo dorsal fins, distant from the tail; 
POGGE. 
armed bullhead. 
DYRIE. 8EA POADHER. NOBLE. 
Cataphractus, 
(t 
Coitus Cataphractus, 
“ X 
Aspidophnre arme, 
Coitus SehoneveliUi, 
Aspidnphorus Enrnpmus, 
“ Cataphractus, 
“ <1 
Agonus Cataphractus, 
JoNSTON; quoting Schoneveld, who 
the first to describe it. 
Willoughby; p. 21 1, Tab. N. 6. 
Linn.*us. Block; pi. a9. 
Do.xovan; pi. 16. 
Lacepede. 
iLEMiNO; Br. Animals, p. 216. 
Cuvier. 
Jenyns; Manual, p. 346. 
Yarrell; Br. Pishes, vol. i, p. 85. 
Ctuntiier; Catalogue Br. Museum, 
vol. ii, p, 211. 
Tins fish is found to abound most in the German Ocean* 
but It IS not uncommon along the shores of the British Islands* 
where it ,s sometimes taken in harbours or near the mouths 
ot rivers, but occasionally at several miles from land, and at a 
depth of several lathoms; where it keeps near the bottom, and 
feeds on worms and the smaller crustaceous animals. I have 
not heard of its taking a bait; one reason of which may be 
the small size of its mouth, that will not admit of a hook of 
the size commonly used in the places it frequents, which are 
stony or rough ground that is free from rocks. It is therefore 
for the most part obtained only by nets, the dredge, or trawl 
The Rev. Walter Gregor, of Macduff, informs me that he has 
found it in the tide pools near that place, and also that he 
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