Definition of Gasterosteus pungitius

1. Noun. Confined to rivers.

Exact synonyms: Ten-spined Stickleback
Generic synonyms: Prickleback, Stickleback
Group relationships: Gasterosteus, Genus Gasterosteus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gasterosteus Pungitius

Gaskell
Gaskell's bridge
Gaskell's clamp
Gaspar
Gasparian
Gasparyan
Gaspesian
Gaspesians
Gasterophilidae
Gasterophilus
Gasterophilus intestinalis
Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteus pungitius
Gaston
Gaston Lachaise
Gastroboletus
Gastroboletus scabrosus
Gastroboletus turbinatus
Gastrocybe
Gastrocybe lateritia
Gastrodiscoides hominis
Gastrodiscus hominis
Gastromycetes
Gastrophilidae
Gastrophilus
Gastrophryne
Gastrophryne carolinensis

Literary usage of Gasterosteus pungitius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1908)
"Saskatchewan River at Cumberland House (Richardson 1823, as gasterosteus pungitius); Saskatchewan River and Great Bear Lake (Richardson 1836, ..."

2. The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White (1901)
"A person, by my order, has searched our brooks, but could find no such fish as the gasterosteus pungitius; he found the gasterosteus aculeatus in plenty. ..."

3. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1859)
"gasterosteus pungitius. I>.'9 | I A.^a. P. 11. V. 1/1. Nine very short isolated dorsal spines ; the tenth spine two-thirds lower than the second dorsal. ..."

4. Contributions to the Natural History of Alaska: Results of Investigations by Lucien McShan Turner (1886)
"There is no special différence in their habits. Of the two species the former was the more abundant. 3. gasterosteus pungitius L. subsp. ..."

5. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton by Gilbert White, James Edmund Harting (1887)
"A person, by my order, has searched our brooks, but could find no such fish as the gasterosteus pungitius; he found the Gasterosteus aculeatus in plenty.2 ..."

6. A View of the Ancient and Present State of the Zetland Islands: Including by Arthur Edmondston (1809)
"This slender fish inhabits lakes and rivulets. gasterosteus pungitius, (Lin. syst.*) Lesser Stickleback.—This variety is seldom seen but in summer. ..."

7. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1908)
"Saskatchewan River at Cumberland House (Richardson 1823, as gasterosteus pungitius); Saskatchewan River and Great Bear Lake (Richardson 1836, ..."

8. The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White (1901)
"A person, by my order, has searched our brooks, but could find no such fish as the gasterosteus pungitius; he found the gasterosteus aculeatus in plenty. ..."

9. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1859)
"gasterosteus pungitius. I>.'9 | I A.^a. P. 11. V. 1/1. Nine very short isolated dorsal spines ; the tenth spine two-thirds lower than the second dorsal. ..."

10. Contributions to the Natural History of Alaska: Results of Investigations by Lucien McShan Turner (1886)
"There is no special différence in their habits. Of the two species the former was the more abundant. 3. gasterosteus pungitius L. subsp. ..."

11. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton by Gilbert White, James Edmund Harting (1887)
"A person, by my order, has searched our brooks, but could find no such fish as the gasterosteus pungitius; he found the Gasterosteus aculeatus in plenty.2 ..."

12. A View of the Ancient and Present State of the Zetland Islands: Including by Arthur Edmondston (1809)
"This slender fish inhabits lakes and rivulets. gasterosteus pungitius, (Lin. syst.*) Lesser Stickleback.—This variety is seldom seen but in summer. ..."

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