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Gasterosteus aculeatus  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 166365

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Gasterosteus argyropomus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829
  
    Gasterosteus biaculeatus Mitchill, 1815
  
    Gasterosteus bispinosus Walbaum, 1792
  
    Gasterosteus brachycentrus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829
  
    Gasterosteus cataphractus (Pallas, 1814)
  
    Gasterosteus cuvieri Girard in Storer, 1850
  
    Gasterosteus gymnurus Cuvier, 1829
  
    Gasterosteus leiurus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829
  
    Gasterosteus niger Cuvier, 1829
  
    Gasterosteus noveboracensis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829
  
    Gasterosteus obolarius Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829
  
    Gasterosteus ponticus Nordmann, 1840
  
    Gasterosteus semiarmatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829
  
    Gasterosteus semiloricatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829
  
    Gasterosteus spinulosus Yarrell, 1835
  
    Gasterosteus teraculeatus Lacepède, 1801
  
    Gasterosteus tetracanthus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829
  
    Gasterosteus trachurus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829
  
    Leiurus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  
    Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
  
    Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni Girard, 1854
  
    Gasterosteus islandicus Sauvage, 1874
  
    Gasterosteus aculeatus microcephalus Girard, 1854
  
    Gasterosteus aculeatus santaeannae Regan, 1909
  
    Gasterosteus aculeatus santaannae Regan, 1909
  
  Common Name(s): Alaskan stickleback [English]
  
    threespine stickleback [English]
  
    espinocho [Spanish]
  
    épinoche à trois épines [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderGasterosteiformes  – pipefishes, sticklebacks  
                               SuborderGasterosteoidei   
                                  FamilyGasterosteidae  – épinoches, espinochos, sticklebacks  
                                     GenusGasterosteus Linnaeus, 1758 – threespine sticklebacks  
                                        SpeciesGasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 – Alaskan stickleback, threespine stickleback, espinocho, épinoche à trois épines  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Wayne C. Starnes  
  Notes: Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA   
  Reference for: Gasterosteus aculeatus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: CDP, database (version 1999)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: threespine stickleback[English], épinoche à trois épines [French]   
       
  Source: American Fisheries Society, 1991, database (version 1)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gasterosteus aculeatus   
       
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Gasterosteus aculeatus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gasterosteus aculeatus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Krueger, William H. / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2002   
  Article/Chapter Title: Sticklebacks: Family Gasterosteidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition   
  Page(s): 312-321   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-951-3   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gasterosteus aculeatus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Murdy, Edward O., Ray S. Birdsong, and John A. Musick  
  Publication Date: 1997   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of Chesapeake Bay   
  Page(s): xi + 324   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-638-7   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gasterosteus aculeatus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: Gasterosteus aculeatus, épinoche à trois épines [French], espinocho [Spanish], threespine stickleback [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12   
  Page(s): 174   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0097-0638   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gasterosteus aculeatus, threespine stickleback [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Gasterosteus aculeatus, Alaskan stickleback [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
    Caribbean  
    Western Atlantic Ocean  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Alaska, Native  
    Canada, Native & Introduced  
    Continental US, Native & Introduced  
 

 

    

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