Three-spined Stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
Also calledArselet (fra) · Bodonja (srp) · Cordonnier (fra) · Crethyll Tri Phigyn (cym) · Crève-valet (fra) · Dreistacheliger Stichling (deu) · Dreistachliger Stichling (deu) · Esgana-gata (por) · Esganagata (por) · Esganagata-europeia (por) · Espinós (cat) · Estancelin (fra) · Ghidrinul (ron) · Hariyo (jpn)
First described in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
description
Literature Karaman 1928; Taler 1953 a; Vuković 1963 a, 1977 a; Vuković & Prolić 1966; Vuković & Kosorić 1967; Ćemalović 1975; Kosorić 1978; Kosorić et al. 1983, 1989; Hećo 2000; Cano et al. 2006, 2008; Mäkinen et al. 2006, 2008 a, 2008 b; Mrakovčić et al. 2006; Kottelat & Freyhof 2007; Glamuzina et al. 2008 a; Mäkinen & Merilä 2008; Šanda et al. 2008 a, 2008 b; DeFaveri et al. 2012; Hamzić et al. 2012 b; Tutman et al. 2012 a; Zanella et al. 2015; Coll-Costa et al. 2024; Hamzić 2024.
Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution
biology_ecology
Habitat. Streams, lakes, and ponds with slow to moderate currents, clear water, and sandy bottoms. In Mediterranean basin, usually in spring-fed waters, but also found in other habitats (including brackish waters in Po delta). In Europe, often pelagic at sea. Biology. Only resident populations in West Asia, anadromous and resident in Europe. Spawns in April – May in Spain, May – July in Italy in springs, and earlier in brackish waters, at temperatures above 12 ° C. Spawns first time at 1 year. During spawning season, male develop a bright red belly, defend their territory against rivals, and build a nest on bottom in relatively shallow areas. They dig a depression into which they place plant material glued together with kidney secretions and covered with sand, leaving only a visible entrance. Several females are led into nest to spawn and are then chased away. Male guard and fan eggs to provide them with oxygenated water. Spawning behaviour very stereotyped. Eggs hatch in about 10 days, and young are guarded for a few days, after which male abandons nest. Outside spawning season, often pelagic at sea or in large lakes and reservoirs. Usually heavily infested with the tapeworm Schis
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from all other freshwater fishes in West Asia by: ● 3 spines in front of dorsal. Size up to 60 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
distribution
Distribution. Localised in Mediterranean basin: Dalaman (southern Aegean) south to Nahr Surit, a coastal river in Syria. Widespread in Black Sea and introduced in Caspian basin. Widespread in Europe, northern Asia, and America.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 4286327.