Scientific Name
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Actinopterygii |
Class | Teleostei |
Superorder | Acanthopterygii |
Order | Gasterosteiformes |
Suborder | Gasterosteoidei |
Family | Gasterosteidae |
Genus | Gasterosteus |
Species | Gasterosteus aculeatus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Although threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) are native to the Pacific Northwest, they are not native to the isolated Deadwood Basin or upper White River Watershed.
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
ralofgren@nps.gov
Created Date
5/12/2016 12:08:30 PM
Last Modified By
ralofgren@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/23/2017 1:53:36 PM
Notes
Threespine sticklebacks were first observed by Mount Rainier Park staff in Deadwood Lake in 2010. A small number of individuals were initially observed in the lake during a 2010 survey and subsequent observations suggest that stickleback have become abundant in the lake.
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