Gasterosteus microcephalus

Gasterosteus microcephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gasterosteales

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

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