Sea stickleback (Spinachia spinachia)

Scientific name: Spinachia spinachia Linnaeus, 1758

Sea stickleback (Spinachia spinachia)

The Sea stickleback (Spinachia spinachia) is a brackish-water fish of the family Gasterosteidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic, north-western Europe.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 17. Front of body brassy-yellow in the male, with larger pectoral fins than in the female.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Spinachia spinachia
Family
Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)
Order
Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks and Seamoths)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: north-western Europe.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.78; tm=1)

Sources

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

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