Blackspotted stickleback (Gasterosteus wheatlandi)

Scientific name: Gasterosteus wheatlandi Putnam, 1867

Blackspotted stickleback (Gasterosteus wheatlandi)

The Blackspotted stickleback (Gasterosteus wheatlandi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gasterosteidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Newfoundland, Canada to Massachusetts, USA.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gasterosteus wheatlandi
Family
Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)
Order
Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks and Seamoths)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.6
Common length
3.5
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Massachusetts, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=1)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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