blackspotted stickelback

Gasterosteus wheatlandi

Gasterosteid Fish of Western Atlantic

Black
Temperate
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Small
Temperate fish

The blackspotted stickleback (Gasterosteus wheatlandi) is species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gasterosteidae, the sticklebacks. This fish is found in the western Atlantic from the coasts of Newfoundland (Canada) to Massachusetts (United States). This is a benthopelagic species of marine and brackish waters, rarely entering freshwater, which remains near the shore.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Gasterosteidae
Genus: Gasterosteus
Maximum length: 7.6 cm
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Massachusetts, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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