pitensis, Cottus Bailey [R. M.] & Bond [C. E.] 1963:20, Figs. 1d, 3b, 4d [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 634; ref. 3934] North Fork of Pit River, east of Alturas, Modoc County, California, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 130558. Paratypes: UMMZ 130559 (6). Additional material at CAS 25963 (37), OSU, and UMMZ [ex CAS 25963] (4). •Valid as Cottus pitensis Bailey & Bond 1963 -- (Lee et al. 1980:819 [ref. 22416], Page & Burr 1991:253 [ref. 18983], Moyle 2002:353 [ref. 26449], Nelson et al. 2004:119 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2008:11 [ref. 30399], Page & Burr 2011:482 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:122 [ref. 32708], Goto et al. 2014:[10] [ref. 33456], Young et al. 2022:327 [ref. 39356], Moyle & Campbell 2022:517 [ref. 39359]). Current status: Valid as Cottus pitensis Bailey & Bond 1963. Cottidae. Distribution: North America: Pit River watershed, southeastern Oregon and northeastern California (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.