spinulosus, Cottus Kessler [K. F.] 1872:47 [3], Pl. 6 (figs. 1-2) [Izvestiia Imperatorskago Obschchestva Liubitelei Estestvozaniia, Antropologii i Etnografii v. 10 (no. 1); ref. 14134] Khodzhent [Leninabad], Syr Dayra River, Tajikistan. Non-types: ZIN 7870 (2, lost). On p. 3 of separate. •Valid as Cottus spinulosus Kessler 1872 -- (Berg 1949:1150 [ref. 20662], Goto et al. 2014:[11] [ref. 33456], Sideleva 2021:252 [ref. 38323]). Current status: Valid as Cottus spinulosus Kessler 1872. Cottidae. Distribution: Central Asia: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Habitat: freshwater.