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

Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Gasterosteus Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pungitius*	Coste, 1848	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Gasterosteus platygaster*	Kessler, 1859	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: southern ninespine stickleback sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Southern Ninespine Stickleback sources: english PESI focal point

German: südlicher Neunstachliger Stichling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Ποντοπυγόστεος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: pietinė dyglė sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: cierniczek południowy sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: колюшка малая южная sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: küçük güney dikenli balığı; uzun dikence balığı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Багатоголкова колючка південна ; Колючка багатоголкова південна; Колючка мала південна; колюшка мала південна

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	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009

Taxon found in 9 publications.

Genbank

Link to Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859). 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:126506

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=304825