General information
Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758  
   
Common nameThree-spined stickleback
Synonyms
Gasterosteus quadracus Mitchill, 1815
Gasteracanthus cataphractus Pallas, 1814
Gasterosteus aculeatus algeriensis Sauvage, 1874
Gasterosteus aculeatus messinicus Stephanidis, 1971
Gasterosteus aculeatus microcephalus (non-Girard, 1854)
Gasterosteus algeriensis Sauvage, 1874
Gasterosteus argentatissimus Blanchard, 1866
Gasterosteus argyropomus Cuvier, 1829
Gasterosteus atkinsi Bean, 1879
Gasterosteus atkinsii Bean, 1879
Gasterosteus bailloni Blanchard, 1866
Gasterosteus biaculeatus Mitchill, 1815
Gasterosteus biarmatus Krynicki, 1840
Gasterosteus bispinosus Walbaum, 1792
Gasterosteus brachycentrus Cuvier, 1829
Gasterosteus cataphractus (Pallas, 1814)
Gasterosteus cuvieri Girard, 1850
Gasterosteus Dekayi Ayres, 1855
Gasterosteus dimidiatus Reinhardt, 1837
Gasterosteus elegans Blanchard, 1866
Gasterosteus gymnurus (non-Cuvier, 1829)
Gasterosteus hologymnus Regan, 1909
Gasterosteus inopinatus Girard, 1854
Gasterosteus insculptus Richardson, 1855
Gasterosteus intermedius Girard, 1856
Gasterosteus islandicus (non-Sauvage, 1874)
Gasterosteus leiurus Cuvier, 1829
Gasterosteus loricatus Reinhardt, 1837
Gasterosteus microcephalus (non-Girard, 1854)
Gasterosteus nemausensis Crespon, 1844
Gasterosteus neoboracensis DeKay, 1842
Gasterosteus neustrianus Blanchard, 1866
Gasterosteus niger Cuvier, 1829
Gasterosteus noveboracensis Cuvier, 1829
Gasterosteus obolarius Cuvier, 1829
Gasterosteus plebeius Girard, 1854
Gasterosteus ponticus Nordmann, 1840
Gasterosteus pugetti Girard, 1856
Gasterosteus quadrispinosa Crespon, 1844
Gasterosteus quadrispinosus Crespon, 1844
Gasterosteus semiarmatus Cuvier, 1829
Gasterosteus semiloricatus Cuvier, 1829
Gasterosteus serratus Ayres, 1855
Gasterosteus spinulosus Yarrell, 1835
Gasterosteus suppositus Sauvage, 1874
Gasterosteus teraculeatus Lacepede, 1801
Gasterosteus tetracanthus Cuvier, 1829
Gasterosteus texanus Sauvage, 1874
Gasterosteus trachurus Cuvier, 1829
Gastrosteus hologymnus Regan, 1909
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Eupercaria; Perciformes; Cottioidei; Gasterosteales; Gasterosteidae.
Geographical distribution China; Japan; South Korea; North Korea; Iran; Turkey; Russia; Algeria; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Greenland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Mexico; Canada; Alaska; Albania; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Isle of Man; Latvia; Lithuania; Montenegro; Poland; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland
Occurrence questionable: China; native: Japan; native: South Korea; native: North Korea; introduced: Iran; native: Turkey; native: Russia; native: Algeria; native: UK; native: Germany; native: France; native: Spain; native: Portugal; introduced: Italy; native: Greece; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; native: Romania; native: Georgia; native: Norway; native: Sweden; native: Denmark; native: Iceland; native: Ireland; native: Greenland; native: Finland; native: Belgium; native: Netherlands; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Canada; native: Alaska; native: Albania; introduced: Austria; native: Belarus; native: Bosnia and Herzegovina; native: Croatia; introduced: Czech Republic; native: Estonia; introduced: Hungary; native: Isle of Man; native: Latvia; native: Lithuania; native: Montenegro; native: Poland; introduced: Slovakia; native: Slovenia; native: Switzerland
Remarks Model species
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lake Washington: Union Bay in Seattle, Washington and the Mercer Slough Nature Park in Bellevue, Washington, USA
Source of chromosomes Tissue
Number of specimens with sex Not reported
Diploid chromosome number 42
Karyotype formula 9m+7sm+16a+10t male; 8m+8sm+16+10 female
Fundamental arm number 58
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Male heterogamety (Y metacentric; X submetacentric)
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Fish with BAC clones helped to analyse chromosomal rearragements between the two stickleback species.
Reference Urton JR, McCann SR, Peichel CL (2011). Karyotype differentiation between two stickleback species (Gasterosteidae). Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 135:150–159.
Cross Link
Animal Genome Size Database Available
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