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Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758

To FishBase images (<i>Gasterosteus aculeatus</i>, by Busse, K.)

To FishBase images (Gasterosteus aculeatus, by Busse, K.)

AphiaID

126505 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126505)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Gasterosteus Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Gasterosteus Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted

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Subspecies Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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(of Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Descriptive notes

Distribution Hudson Bay to Chesapeake Bay

Distribution Hudson Bay to Chesapeake Bay [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126505 on 2025-05-01

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/CaRMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126505 on 2025-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2008-01-15 17:27:08Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2013-01-08 14:50:09Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2013-05-30 06:24:41Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2017-07-20 07:00:16Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 295 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

context source (BeRMS 2020) Fish trawl survey: ICES North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010., available online at http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk [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 Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. No. 219. 731 pp. [details]

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 295 [details] Available for editors

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. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Authority (Linnaeus, 1758) [details]

Diet Feeds on copepods, euphausiids, isopods, small fishes and fish eggs [details]

Distribution Hudson Bay to Chesapeake Bay [details]

Habitat nektonic [details]

Habitat Benthopelagic species found to depths of 27 m, inhabits vegetated areas over sand and mud bottoms. [details]

Importance Scientific- Laboratory animal for studies on growth and variability [details]

Predators Mergansers, charr, eels, sculpins and salmon [details]

Reproduction Moves into freshwater to spawn between April and September, a nest of twigs is constructed on bottom [details]

Definitions

Language	Name
Danish	trepigget hundestejle	[details]
Dutch	driedoornige stekelbaars	[details]
English	Tiddlerthree-spined sticklebackthreespine stickletbackthreespine sticklebackThornfishThornbackPinfishBurnstickle	[details]
French	epinoche à trois pointesépinoche à trois épinesepinoche à 3 épines [from synonym]	[details]
German	dreistachliger Stichlingdreistacheliger Stichling [from synonym]	[details]
Japanese	イトヨ	[details]
Lithuanian	trispyglė dyglė	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	trepigget stingsild	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	trepigga stingsild	[details]
Polish	ciernik	[details]
Russian	трёхиглая колюшкаТрехиглая колюшкаКолюшка трехиглая обыкновенная	[details]
Slovenian	zet	[details]
Spanish	espinocho	[details]
Swedish	storspigg	[details]
Turkish	dikence balığıdikence baligi	[details]
Ukrainian	Триголкова колючка звичайна Колючка триголкова звичайна	[details]
Welsh	crothell dri phigyn	[details]