kumlieni, Uranidea Hoy [P. R.] in Nelson 1876:41 [Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 3154] Deep water in Lake Michigan, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 30904. Authorship uncertain from text, perhaps Nelson (ex Hoy), with description from one of Hoy's types. •Synonym of Cottus bairdii Girard 1850 -- (Smith 1986:356 [ref. 22186], Scott & Crossman 1998:826 [ref. 24570] as bairdi). •Synonym of Cottus bairdii Girard 1850, but a valid subspecies -- (Kinziger et al. 2000:1007 [ref. 25019] as bairdi, Scharpf 2008:7 [ref. 30399]). Current status: Synonym of Cottus bairdii Girard 1850. Cottidae. Distribution: Canada and northern U.S.A. [this subspecies]. Habitat: freshwater.