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

Gasterosteidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

sticklebacks subjective synonym

Children

Culaea Whitley, 1950
Gasterosteus Linnaeus, 1758
Pungitius Coste, 1848
Spinachia Cuvier, 1816

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): stingsildfamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: stekelbaarzen sources: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.
 English: sticklebacks and tubesnouts sources: Fishbase
 German: Stichlinge sources: Unterwasser-Welt Ostsee
 Norwegian: stingsildfamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: stingsildfamilien
 Norwegian Nynorsk: stingsildfamilien
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): stingsildfamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: spiggfiskar

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

Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

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Taxon found in 376 publications.

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External Links

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Gasterosteidae. 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:125476

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Gasterosteidae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=12057

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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2004-12-21 by Dr Jorg Freyhof & by Jacob van der Land

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