Gasterosteus microcephalus (*)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Cottoidei
Infraordo: Gasterosteales
Familia: Gasterosteidae
Genus: Gasterosteus
Species: Gasterosteus microcephalus
Name
Gasterosteus microcephalus Girard, 1854
Syntypes: ANSP 14275-87 (13), 14288-89 (2, missing); MNHN 0000-0302 [ex USNM] (1); UMMZ 146720 (4).
Type locality: Tule Lake, San Joaquin Valley, California, U.S.A.
Synonyms
Gasterosteus aculeatus microcephalus Girard, 1854
References
Girard, C.F. 1854: Descriptions of new fishes, collected by Dr. A. L. Heermann, naturalist attached to the survey of the Pacific railroad route, under Lieut. R. S. Williamson, U. S. A. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 7: 129–140. BHL Reference page.
Links
Gasterosteus microcephalus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Vernacular names
English: Smallhead stickleback
日本語: ハリヨ
中文: 小头刺鱼
The smallhead stickleback (Gasterosteus microcephalus), or resident threespined stickleback, is a fish species, which widespread in the basin of the Pacific Ocean: Japan, also Mexico. Freshwater demersal fish, up to 5.5 cm (2.2 in) length. Habits small streams, where feeds on aquatic insects and other invertebrates.[1] This taxon is regarded by some authorities as a synonym of the three-spined stickleback (G. aculeatus),[2] and others treat it as a subspecies of the three-spined stickleback, G. a. microcephalus.[3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gasterosteus microcephalus.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gasterosteus microcephalus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gasterosteus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
Christopher Scharpf. "Checklist of Freshwater Fishes of North America, Including Subspecies and Undescribed Forms". North American Native Fishes Association. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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