Scientific Name
Gasterosteus wheatlandi

Common Name
Blackspotted stickleback

Biology
Adults occur near shore in beds of vegetation, often around floating vegetation a short distance from shore. Rarely enter fresh water (Ref. 7251). Males build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited (Ref. 205).

Classification

Classified By

Putnam, 1867

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Sticklebacks and Seamoths (Gasterosteiformes)

Family

Sticklebacks and tubesnouts (Gasterosteidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Massachusetts, USA.

Range

52°N - 41°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic

Trophic Level

3.24 s.e. 0.45 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.6 cm

Common Length

3.5 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=1)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated