niger, Gasterosteus Cuvier [G.] 1829:170 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Terre Neuve, eastern Canada. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-3057 (2). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:36 [ref. 19576]. Available from footnote as, "G. niger ou biaculeatus, Mitchill. Trans. de New-Y., I, I, 10." Also appeared in Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829:503 [ref. 998]. •Synonym of Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Denys et al. 2022:397 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus 1758. Gasterosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.