WoRMS taxon details
Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam, 1867
159437 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159437)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Putnam, F. W. (1867). Remarks on a supposed nondescript species of Gasterosteus from Massachusetts. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> v. 5 (1866-67): 4. [details]
Distribution Newfoundland to Massachusetts
Distribution Newfoundland to Massachusetts [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159437 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Putnam, F. W. (1867). Remarks on a supposed nondescript species of Gasterosteus from Massachusetts. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> v. 5 (1866-67): 4. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on small fishes, small invertebrates and eggs [details]Distribution Newfoundland to Massachusetts [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Benthopelagic, coastal species found in beds of vegetation, rarely enters freshwater. [details]
Reproduction Enters brackish waters to spawn, build nests for eggs [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | blackspotted sticklebackblackspotted stickelback | [details] |
| French | épinoche tachetée | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gasterosteus wheatlandi)
To FishBase
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gasterosteus wheatlandi)
To FishBase
To GenBank (48 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
