Gasterosteus
| Gasterosteus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gasterosteiformes |
| Family: | Gasterosteidae |
| Genus: | Gasterosteus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Obolarius Tilesius, 1811 | |
Gasterosteus is a genus of sticklebacks.
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
- Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Three-spined stickleback)
- Gasterosteus crenobiontus Băcescu & R. Mayer, 1956 (Techirghiol stickleback)
- Gasterosteus gymnurus G. Cuvier, 1829 (Nakedtail stickleback)
- Gasterosteus islandicus Sauvage, 1874 (Iceland stickleback)
- Gasterosteus microcephalus Girard, 1854 (Smallhead stickleback)
- Gasterosteus nipponicus M. Higuchi, H. Sakai & A. Goto, 2014 [1]
- Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam, 1867 (Black-spotted stickleback)
Additionally there are a number of fossil species including:
- Gasterosteus kamoensis Nazarkin, Yabumoto and Urabe, 2013
References
- ↑ Higuchi, M., Sakai, H. & Goto, A. (2014): A new threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus nipponicus sp. nov. (Teleostei: Gasterosteidae), from the Japan Sea region. Ichthyological Research, (61) 4: 341-351.