Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859)

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Pungitius platygaster (Kessler, 1859) – Native ( Fig. 520 )

Gasterosteus platygaster Kessler [K. F.] 1859: 202; Type locality: Odessa and side arm of Dnieper River in Aleschki, Ukraine. Syntypes: BMNH 1897.7.5.2 [ex ZIN] (2), ZIN 2350-51 (6, 6+).

Gasterosteus pungitius var. kessleri Yakovlev [V. E.] 1870: 110 [10]; Type locality: Lakes near Astrakhan, Volga River Delta, Russia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown.

Gasterosteus pungitius var. niger Yakovlev [V. E.] 1870: 110 [10]; Type locality: Lakes near Astrakhan, Volga River Delta, Russia. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown.

Gasterosteus platygaster var. aralensis Kessler [K. F.] 1877: 4; Type locality: Aral Sea and mouth of Amu Darya River, Uzbekistan. Syntypes: ZIN 3712 (3).

Gasterosteus platygaster var. caucasicus Kessler [K. F.] 1877: 3; Type locality: Transcaucasia. Syntypes: ZIN 2401 (12+).

Gasterosteus platygaster var. danubica Steindachner [F.] 1899: 542 [4]; Type locality: Danube swamps near Negotin, Srebia; Save [Sava] River at Belgrad, Serbia. Syntypes: NMW 6823 (6).

Pygosteus platygaster nuda Berg [L. S.] (ex Nikolskii) 1905: 218; Type locality: Lake Charkal, Ural River basin, Russia. Syntypes: ZIN 10613.

Common name: Pr: Nohkhare, En: Southern ninespine stickleback.

Diagnosis: Side of caudal peduncle without keel and dorsal fin with 8–11 spines.

Meristic characters: D: VIII–IX 6–11, A: 6–10, P: 9–11 (10), V: I 0–1, PF: 22–34, GR: 7–13, TV: 28–35.

Distribution: Caspian Sea basin ( Fig. 521). Reported from Anzali Wetland.

Taxonomy: Berg (1949) place in Pungitius .

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern (Freyhof and Kottelat 2008ae).

Figures

Fig. 520. Pungitius platygaster. Photograph from Batova River, Bulgaria (Photographed by Y. Kutsarov).