Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Gasterosteiformes > Family Gasterosteidae > Genus Pungitius

Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Gasterosteus Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pungitius*	Coste, 1848	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Gasterosteus platygaster*	Kessler, 1859	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: southern ninespine stickleback sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Southern Ninespine Stickleback sources: english PESI focal point

German: südlicher Neunstachliger Stichling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Ποντοπυγόστεος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: pietinė dyglė sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: cierniczek południowy sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: колюшка малая южная sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: küçük güney dikenli balığı; uzun dikence balığı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Багатоголкова колючка південна ; Колючка багатоголкова південна; Колючка мала південна; колюшка мала південна

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126506

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=304825