Sea stickleback
| Spinachia spinachia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts) |
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| Order: | Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Sea stickleback | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Atlantic: north-western Europe. | |||
| Adult biology: | Adults live solitary or in pairs in weedy, shallow coastal areas (Ref. 4119). Feed on small invertebrates (Ref. 4119). Males build a nest from algae and debris, using kidney excrete as glue. Spawning season is May to June. Females deposit 150 - 200 eggs in the nest and often die shortly afterwards (Ref. 9900). Males care for and defend the nest. Offsprings reach maturity in one year (Ref. 4645). | |||
| Diagnosis: | . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 71°N - 43°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37) | |||
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| Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Froese, Rainer |
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