Description

Distinguished from congeners in Europe by possessing two unique characters: 13-17 scutes on trunk, no scutes above anal base; and posterior edge of scutes smooth. Differs further by having scutes forming a lateral keel on caudal peduncle (Ref. 59043).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei

Family: Gasterosteidae

Genus: Gasterosteus

Species: Gasterosteus crenobiontus Băcescu & Mayer, 1956

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Adults inhabit springs. Mature individuals spawn in February - October (Ref. 59043). Males build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited (Ref. 205).

Habitat

benthopelagic