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| Scientific Name | Gasterosteus gymnurus Cuvier, 1829 |
| Common Name | Island-Stichling (Germany) |
| Type Locality | England and northward; France. |
| Etymology | Gasterosteus: Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, osteon = bone. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Europe: Mediterranean basin (including Mallorca, Sardinia), Atlantic basin south of English Channel and along western slope of British Isles; Rhine drainage. Hybrid zone with Gasterosteus aculeatus in English Channel, southern North Sea, Baltic Sea and their basins. Introduced to Switzerland (native in Basel). Invasive in upper Danube. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2008. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2, pp 170. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2015 Jun 04 15:37 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 22:53) |