Blackspotted stickleback
📖 Overview
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 .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Blackspotted stickleback is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackspotted stickleback is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Males build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic. Temperate; 52°N - 41°N foundland, Canada to Massachusetts, USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Barnstickle · Barnystickle · Barnytickle · Black-spotted Stickleback · blackspotted stickelback · Blackspotted Stickleback · Branchy · Branstickle · Doctor · Prickley · Prickly · Prickly Back · Spanicle · Spannistickle · Spanny · Spannytickle · Spantickle · Sparnicle · Sparny · Sparnytickle · Spawn · Spawnykettle · Spawnytickle · Thornback · Thorny Back · Two-spined Stickleback |
| 🌍CES | koljuška tečkovaná |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sortplettet hundestejle |
| 🇩🇪German | Schwarzgefleckter Stichling |
| 🇫🇷French | épinoche tachetée |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Esganagata-pintada |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Двухиглая колюшка |
| 🌍UKR | Колючка двоголкова |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 二棘刺魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 64 records indexed .
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