Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Gasterosteidae Sticklebacks and tubesnouts

Genus: Gasterosteus

(See list of species below)

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Lorenzoni, M.

Gasterosteus aculeatus
[Three-spined stickleback]

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Europe
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL

Gasterosteus crenobiontus
[Techirghiol stickleback]

Photo by Harka, A.

Gasterosteus gymnurus
[]

No picture found
Europe
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL

Gasterosteus islandicus
[]

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Asia
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL

Gasterosteus microcephalus
[]

Photo by Eakins, R.

Gasterosteus wheatlandi
[Blackspotted stickleback]

6 Species of Family Gasterosteidae with Genus Gasterosteus
(Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1758	Gasterosteus aculeatus	Three-spined stickleback	Circumarctic and temperat	11 TL
1956	Gasterosteus crenobiontus	Techirghiol stickleback	Europe	6.5 SL
1829	Gasterosteus gymnurus		Europe	10 SL
1874	Gasterosteus islandicus		Europe	5.5 SL
1854	Gasterosteus microcephalus		Asia	5.5 SL
1867	Gasterosteus wheatlandi	Blackspotted stickleback	Western Atlantic	7.6 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: GasterosteiformesFamily: Gasterosteidae Sticklebacks and tubesnoutsGenus: Gasterosteus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Gasterosteidae Sticklebacks and tubesnouts

Genus: Gasterosteus

(See list of species below)