semiscaber, Cottopsis Cope [E. D.] 1872:476 [U. S. Geological Survey Territitories Annual Report v. 5 (pt 4); ref. 923] Fort Hall, Idaho, U.S.A. Syntypes: (3) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:66 [ref. 13621] as none at ANSP. •Synonym of Cottus bairdii Girard 1850, but a valid subspecies -- (La Rivers 1994:586 [ref. 23389] as bairdi, Scharpf 2008:8 [ref. 30399]). •Valid as Cottus semiscaber (Cope 1872) -- (Young et al. 2022:335 [ref. 39356]). Current status: Valid as Cottus semiscaber (Cope 1872). Cottidae. Distribution: North America: Bonneville Basin and upper Snake River (Utah, Nevada and Idaho/U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.