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Scientific Name | Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Common Names | Three-spine Stickleback Dreistachliger, Großer Stichling (Germany), Storspigg (Sweden) |
Type Locality | Europe. |
Etymology | Gasterosteus: Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, osteon = bone. aculeatus meaning spined. |
Species Information | |
Size | 110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Circumarctic and temperate regions: Extending south to the Black Sea, southern Italy, Iberian Peninsula, North Africa; in Eastern Asia north of Japan (35°N), in North America north of 30-32°N; Greenland. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2016. |
Other Parameters | Brackish. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 295. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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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) |