298. Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758

Common name. Three-spined stickleback

Taxonomy: Original description: Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758: 295 [Europe; syntypes: ZSL 29 (left half-skin), 30-31 (2, right half-skins)] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Kottelat & Freyhof (2007: 492, fig.).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea, Hari River, Dasht-e Kavir.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 448-Kavir & Lut Deserts, 450-Turan Plain, 631-Upper Amu Darya.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Mahi-e sekhare.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.