| Nominal Species (n = 94) | Present allocation (n = 20) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 86798 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus crenobiontus Băcescu & Mayer, 1956 | Gasterosteus crenobiontus | |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus messinicus Stephanidis, 1971 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus algeriensis Sauvage, 1874 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 4116 |
| Gasterosteus argentatissimus Blanchard, 1866 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus argyropomus Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus atkinsii Bean, 1879 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus bailloni Blanchard, 1866 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus biaculeatus Mitchill, 1815 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus biarmatus Krynicki, 1840 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus bispinosus Walbaum, 1792 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 1998 |
| Gasterosteus blanchardi Sauvage, 1874 | Pungitius pungitius | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus brachycentrus Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus breviceps Blanchard, 1866 | Pungitius laevis | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus burgundianus Blanchard, 1866 | Pungitius laevis | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus burgundianus (non Blanchard, 1866) | Pungitius pungitius | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus bussei Warpachowski, 1888 | Pungitius bussei | 53210 |
| Gasterosteus bussei (non Warpachowski, 1888) | Pungitius sinensis | 13397 |
| Gasteracanthus cataphractus Pallas, 1814 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus concinnus Richardson, 1836 | Pungitius pungitius | 1998 |
| Gasterosteus cuvieri Girard, 1850 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 1998 |
| Gasterosteus dekayi Agassiz, 1850 | Pungitius pungitius | 1998 |
| Gasterosteus dimidiatus Reinhardt, 1837 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus elegans Blanchard, 1866 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus globiceps Sauvage, 1874 | Pungitius pungitius | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus globiceps Sauvage, 1874 | Pungitius laevis | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus globiceps (non Sauvage, 1874) | Culaea inconstans | 1998 |
| Gasterosteus gymnetes Dawson, 1859 | Culaea inconstans | 1998 |
| Gasterosteus gymnurus Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 103167 |
| Pungitius hellenicus Stephanidis, 1971 | Pungitius hellenicus | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus hologymnus Regan, 1909 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gastrosteus hologymnus Regan, 1909 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus inconstans Kirtland, 1840 | Culaea inconstans | 1998 |
| Gasterosteus inopinatus Girard, 1854 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus insculptus Richardson, 1855 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus intermedius Girard, 1856 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus islandicus Sauvage, 1874 | Gasterosteus islandicus | 59043 |
| Gasterosteus islandicus (non Sauvage, 1874) | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 59043 |
| Pygosteus kaibarae Tanaka, 1915 | Pungitius sinensis | 36193 |
| Gasterosteus laevis Cuvier, 1829 | Pungitius laevis | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus leiurus Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus loricatus Reinhardt, 1837 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus lotharingus Blanchard, 1866 | Pungitius laevis | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus mainensis Storer, 1837 | Pungitius pungitius | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus microcephalus Girard, 1854 | Gasterosteus microcephalus | 46206 |
| Gasterosteus microcephalus (non Girard, 1854) | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 1998 |
| Pungitius modestus Matsumoto, Matsuura & Hanzawa, 2021 | Pungitius modestus | 124673 |
| Gasterosteus nebulosus Agassiz, 1850 | Pungitius pungitius | 1998 |
| Gasterosteus nemausensis Crespon, 1844 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus neoboracensis DeKay, 1842 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus neustrianus Blanchard, 1866 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus niger Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus nipponicus Higuchi, Sakai & Goto, 2014 | Gasterosteus nipponicus | 96096 |
| Gasterosteus noveboracensis Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus obolarius Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus occidentalis Cuvier, 1829 | Pungitius pungitius | 1998 |
| Gasterosteus platygaster Kessler, 1859 | Pungitius platygaster | 1441 |
| Gasterosteus platygaster aralensis Kessler, 1877 | Pungitius platygaster | 50519 |
| Gasterosteus platygaster caucasicus Kessler, 1877 | Pungitius platygaster | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus platygaster danubica Steindachner, 1899 | Pungitius platygaster | 13696 |
| Pygosteus platygaster nuda Berg, 1905 | Pungitius platygaster | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus plebeius Girard, 1854 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Pungitius polyakovi Shedko, Shedko & Pietsch, 2005 | Pungitius polyakovi | 86731 |
| Gasterosteus ponticus Nordmann, 1840 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus pugetti Girard, 1856 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus pungitius Linnaeus, 1758 | Pungitius pungitius | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus pungitius brachypoda Bean, 1879 | Pungitius pungitius | 12841 |
| Pygosteus pungitius carinata Bertin, 1925 | Pungitius pungitius | 13696 |
| Pygosteus pungitius hologymna Bertin, 1925 | Pungitius laevis | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus pungitius kessleri Yakovlev, 1870 | Pungitius platygaster | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus pungitius niger Yakovlev, 1870 | Pungitius platygaster | 13696 |
| Pygosteus pungitius semiarmata Bertin, 1925 | Pungitius pungitius | 13696 |
| Pygosteus pungitius trachura Bertin, 1925 | Pungitius pungitius | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus pygmaeus Agassiz, 1850 | Culaea inconstans | 1998 |
| Gasterosteus quadracus Mitchill, 1815 | Apeltes quadracus | 12965 |
| Gasterosteus quadrispinosa Crespon, 1844 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus santaeannae Regan, 1909 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 86798 |
| Gasterosteus semiarmatus Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus semiloricatus Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus serratus Ayres, 1855 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus sinensis Guichenot, 1869 | Pungitius sinensis | 13397 |
| Gasterosteus spinachia Linnaeus, 1758 | Spinachia spinachia | 12965 |
| Gasterosteus spinulosus Yarrell, 1835 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus stenurus Kessler, 1876 | Pungitius stenurus | 86697 |
| Gasterosteus suppositus Sauvage, 1874 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus teraculeatus Lacepède, 1801 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus tetracanthus Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus texanus Sauvage, 1874 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 12841 |
| Gasterosteus trachurus Cuvier, 1829 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 13696 |
| Gasterosteus tymensis Nikolskii, 1889 | Pungitius tymensis | 26282 |
| Gasterosteus vulgaris Mauduyt, 1848 | Pungitius vulgaris | 125067 |
| Spinachia vulgaris Fleming, 1828 | Spinachia spinachia | 46206 |
| Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam, 1867 | Gasterosteus wheatlandi | 7251 |
| Gasterosteus williamsoni Girard, 1854 | Gasterosteus aculeatus | 86798 |