Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758

Three-spined stickleback

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Épinoche à trois épines, Espinoso, Колюшка трехиглая, ... more

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> Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei (Sticklebacks) > Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)
Etymology: Gasterosteus: Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, osteon = bone (Ref. 45335); aculeatus: aculeatus meaning spined (Ref. 1998).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

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