mainensis, Gasterosteus Storer [D. H.] 1837:465 [Boston Journal of Natural History v. 1 (no. 4) (art. 23); ref. 18821] Kennebeck County, Maine, U.S.A. No types known. •Synonym of Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies occidentalis (Cuvier 1829) [unavailable] -- (Keivany & Nelson 2000:118 [ref. 24720]). •Synonym of Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Monod 1973:284 [ref. 7193], Denys et al. 2022:399 [ref. 40085]). Current status: Synonym of Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus 1758). Gasterosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.