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Bookmark or Share- Stickleback - WikipediaStickleback. The sticklebacks are a family of ray-finned fishes, the Gasterosteidae which have a Holarctic distribution in fresh, brackish and marine waters. They were thought to be related to the pipefish and seahorses but are now thought to be more closely related to the eelpouts and sculpins .
- Three-spined Stickleback | University of Puget SoundPuget Sound Museum of Natural History. Exhibits. Marine Panel. Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) Small fish (to 7.5 cm), Three-spined Sticklebacks are easily identified by the three stiff, sharply pointed spines in their dorsal fins and pair of spines in the two pelvic fins.
- Stickleback | Adaptations, Habitat & Diet | Britannicastickleback, any of about eight species of fishes in five genera of the family Gasterosteidae (order Gasterosteiformes) found in fresh, brackish, and marine waters in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere as far north as the Arctic Ocean. Sticklebacks are small, elongated fishes that reach a maximum length of about 18 cm (7 inches).
- Threespine Stickleback | Online Learning Center - Aquarium of the PacificThe threespine stickleback is the only one of the three subspecies of Gasterosteus aculeatus that is marine, scaleless, and fully plated. Fish in this species are anadramous, living in the ocean but entering brackish water or ascending freshwater streams to spawn.
- Three-spined stickleback - WikipediaThe three-spined stickleback ( Gasterosteus aculeatus) is a fish native to most inland and coastal waters north of 30°N. It has long been a subject of scientific study for many reasons. It shows great morphological variation throughout its range, ideal for questions about evolution and population genetics.
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