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Threespine Sticklebacks
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Threespine Sticklebacks

Gasterosteus

Gasterosteus is a genus of Perciform fish that belongs to the family Gasterosteidae (sticklebacks). These fishes can be found in the Holarctic region with a circumpolar distribution being found to inhabit freshwater, brackish water and marine habitats.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Threespine Stickleback

speciesGasterosteus aculeatus

Blackspotted Stickleback

speciesGasterosteus wheatlandi

Unarmored Threespine Stickleback

speciesGasterosteus williamsoni

Icelandic Threespine Stickleback

speciesGasterosteus islandicus

Japan Sea stickleback

speciesGasterosteus nipponicus

Techirghiol Stickleback

speciesGasterosteus crenobiontus

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