Gasterosteus wheatlandi
Blackspotted Stickleback
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks and relatives)
Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)
Gasterosteus
Gasterosteus wheatlandi (Blackspotted Stickleback)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Massachusetts, USA.
Habitat Associations
Brackish, marine. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
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).
Max length: 7.6 cm TL; common length: 3.5 cm TL; max age: 1 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; guarders (nesters); parental care: paternal. Males build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-01-14. Resilience: High (tmax=1).
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott (1988) Atlantic fishes of Canada. Can. Bull. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 219:731 p.
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
Delbeek, J.C. and D.D. Williams (1988) Feeding selectivity of four species of sympatric stickleback in brackish-water habitats in eastern Canada. J. Fish Biol. 32(1):41-62.
Walsh, G. and G.J. Fitzgerald (1984) Biais inhérents à l'analyse de l'alimentation des poissons. Cas de trois espèces d'épinoches (Gasterosteidae). Nat. Can. 111:193-202.
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