Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 15; Anal soft rays: 7 - 11; Vertebrae: 30 - 34. Gasterosteus nipponicus is distinguished from its congeners by the combination of the following characters: lateral plates complete, abruptly reducing in size above the anus, depth of lateral plate above the anus <60 % that of the deepest plate; and caudal keels thin and membranous (Ref. 96096).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei

Family: Gasterosteidae

Genus: Gasterosteus

Species: Gasterosteus nipponicus Higuchi, Sakai &amp; Goto, 2014

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

freshwater