Spinachia spinachia Sea Stickleback, Fifteen-spined Stickleback

Spinachia spinachia is commonly referred to as Sea Stickleback, Fifteen-spined Stickleback. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4944 

AphiaID:

126508 

Scientific:

Spinachia spinachia 

German:

Seestichling, 15-stacheliger Seestichling 

English:

Sea Stickleback, Fifteen-spined Stickleback 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gasterosteidae (Family) > Spinachia (Genus) > spinachia (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Russland, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Belgium, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, France, Ireland, Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Poland, Scandinavia, Spain, Sweden, the British Isles, the Isle of Man 

Sea depth:

- 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone 

Size:

5.91" - 8.66" (15cm - 22cm) 

Temperature:

7,5 °F - 12,5 °F (7,5°C - 12,5°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Isopods, Krill 

Tank:

65.99 gal (~ 300L)  

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Spinachia spinachia
  Seestichling, 15-stacheliger Seestichling

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-01-05 19:38:52 

Last edit:

2023-11-21 19:24:10 

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