Gasterosteus

<i>Gasterosteus</i>

Gasterosteus

Genus of fishes

Gasterosteus is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Gasterosteidae, the sticklebacks. These fishes are found in freshwater, brackish water and marine habitats in the Holarctic region.

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Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

Additionally there are a number of fossil species including:

  • †Gasterosteus kamoensis Nazarkin, Yabumoto & Urabe, 2013

References

  1. [1]
    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.


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