Gasterosteus
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Sticklebacks is a genus
of fishes in the family Gasterosteidae. Consists of six species
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fishes in the family Gasterosteidae. Consists of six species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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- Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 - Three-spined sticklebackThree-spined sticklebackThe three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, is a fish native to much of northern Europe, northern Asia and North America. It has been introduced into parts of southern and central Europe.-Distribution and morphological variation:...
- Gasterosteus crenobiontus Băcescu & Mayer, 1956 - Techirghiol sticklebackTechirghiol sticklebackTechirghiol stickleback is endemic fish species, found in the freshwater streams, inflow to the coastal hyperhaline Lake Techirghiol in southern Romania. Freshwater benthopelagic fish, up to 6.5 cm length. It is considered as extincted because of hybridisation with Three-spined stickleback.-...
- Gasterosteus gymnurus Cuvier, 1829 - Naketail stickleback
- Gasterosteus islandicus Sauvage, 1874 - Iceland stickleback
- Gasterosteus microcephalus Girard, 1854 - Smallhead sticklebackSmallhead sticklebackSmallhead stickleback is a fish species, which weidespread in the basin of the Pacific Ocean: Japan, also Mexico. Freshwater demersal fish, up to 5.5 cm length. Habits small streams, where feeds on aquatic insects and other invertebrates.- Links :*...
- Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam, 1867 - Blackspotted sticklebackBlackspotted sticklebackBlackspotted stickleback is a fish species, found in the western Atlantic from the coasts of Newfoundland to Massachusets . Brackishwater / marine benthic fish, up to 7.5 cm length.- Links :*...