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Gasterosteus Linnaeus, 1758 
AphiaID: 125775

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Gasterosteiformes (Order) > Gasterosteidae (Family)
Status accepted
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status
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Rank Genus
Typetaxon Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Parent Gasterosteidae
Synonymised
taxa
  Gasteracanthus
Gastrosteus (misspelling)
Sources  original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100
page(s): 295 [details]


basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

from synonym: Giltay, L. (1930). Poissons recueillis au Groenland Oriental, en 1927 et en 1928, par M. Dumbrava [Fish caught in eastern Greenland, in 1927 and in 1928, by M. Dumbrava]. Bull. Mus. royal d'Hist. Nat. Belg./Med. Kon. Natuurhist. Mus. Belg. 6(22): 1-7 (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

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 Species Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam, 1867

Species Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
  » Subspecies Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
» Subspecies Gasterosteus aculeatus santaeannae Regan, 1909
» Subspecies Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni Girard, 1854
» Subspecies Gasterosteus aculeatus algeriensis Sauvage, 1874 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
» Subspecies Gasterosteus aculeatus gymnurus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
» Subspecies Gasterosteus aculeatus messinicus Stephanidis, 1971 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus algeriensis Sauvage, 1874 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus argentatissimus Blanchard, 1866 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus argyropomus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus atkinsi Bean, 1879 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus atkinsii Bean, 1879 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus bailloni Blanchard, 1866 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus biaculeatus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus biarmatus Krynicki, 1840 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus bispinosus Walbaum, 1792 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus blanchardi Sauvage, 1874 accepted as Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus brachycentrus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus breviceps Blanchard, 1866 accepted as Pungitius laevis (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Gasterosteus burgundianus Blanchard, 1866 accepted as Pungitius laevis (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Gasterosteus canadus Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Gasterosteus carolinus Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Gasterosteus cataphractus (Pallas, 1814) accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus concinnus Richardson, 1836 accepted as Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus cuvieri Girard, 1850 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus Dekayi Ayres, 1855 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus dekayi Agassiz, 1850 accepted as Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus dimidiatus Reinhardt, 1837 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus ductor Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus elegans Blanchard, 1866 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus equus Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler, 1817 accepted as Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus globiceps Sauvage, 1874 accepted as Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus globiceps Sauvage, 1874 accepted as Pungitius laevis (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Gasterosteus gymnurus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus hologymnus Regan, 1909 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus inopinatus Girard, 1854 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus insculptus Richardson, 1855 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus intermedius Girard, 1856 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus islandicus Sauvage, 1874 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782)
Species Gasterosteus laevis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Pungitius laevis (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Gasterosteus leiurus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus loricatus Reinhardt, 1837 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus lotharingus Blanchard, 1866 accepted as Pungitius laevis (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Gasterosteus mainensis Storer, 1837 accepted as Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus nebulosus Agassiz, 1850 accepted as Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus nemausensis Crespon, 1844 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus neoboracensis DeKay, 1842 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus neustrianus Blanchard, 1866 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus niger Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus noveboracensis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus obolarius Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus occidentalis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus ovatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus platygaster Kessler, 1859 accepted as Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)
  » Subspecies Gasterosteus platygaster aralensis Kessler, 1877 accepted as Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)
» Subspecies Gasterosteus platygaster caucasicus Kessler, 1877 accepted as Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)
» Subspecies Gasterosteus platygaster danubica Steindachner, 1899 accepted as Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)
» Subspecies Gasterosteus platygaster kessleri Yakovlev, 1870 accepted as Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)
» Subspecies Gasterosteus platygaster niger Yakovlev, 1870 accepted as Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)
Species Gasterosteus plebeius Girard, 1854 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus ponticus Nordmann, 1840 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus pugetti Girard, 1856 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus pungitius Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Subspecies Gasterosteus pungitius brachypoda Bean, 1879 accepted as Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Subspecies Gasterosteus pungitius niger Yakovlev, 1870 accepted as Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)
Species Gasterosteus quadracus Mitchill, 1815 accepted as Apeltes quadracus (Mitchill, 1815)
Species Gasterosteus quadrispinosa Crespon, 1844 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus quadrispinosus Crespon, 1844 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus saltatrix Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Gasterosteus santaeannae Regan, 1909 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus santaeannae Regan, 1909
Species Gasterosteus semiarmatus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus semiloricatus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus serratus Ayres, 1855 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus sinensis Guichenot, 1869 accepted as Pungitius sinensis (Guichenot, 1869)
Species Gasterosteus spinachia Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spinachia spinachia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus spinarella Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus spinulosus Yarrell, 1835 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus suppositus Sauvage, 1874 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus teraculeatus Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus tetracanthus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus texanus Sauvage, 1874 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus trachurus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Gasterosteus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gasterosteus vulgaris Maudyut, 1848 accepted as Pungitius laevis (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Gasterosteus williamsoni Girard, 1854 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni Girard, 1854
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Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
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Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
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Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
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Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
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Poll (1947, fig. 233)
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Poll (1947, fig. 233)
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Gasterosteus aculeatus
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Gasterosteus aculeatus
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Gasterosteus aculeatus
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Gasterosteus aculeatus
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Gasterosteus aculeatus - threespine stickleback
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Gasterosteus aculeatus - threespine stickleback
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125775
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Gasterosteus Linnaeus, 1758. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125775 on 2013-05-22
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