Species that contain: Pygosteus and steindachneri [ 1 ] records

steindachneri, Pygosteus Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1901:747 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1235); ref. 2504] Replacement name for Gasterosteus japonicus Steindachner 1881, preoccupied by Gasterosteus japonicus Houttuyn 1782. •Synonym of Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies sinensis (Guichenot 1869) -- (Okada 1961:621 [ref. 6363], Keivany & Nelson 2000:118 [ref. 24720]). •Synonym of Pungitius sinensis (Guichenot 1869) -- (Bogutskaya et al. 2008:350 [ref. 30085]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Pungitius sinensis (Guichenot 1869). Gasterosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.