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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks and seamoths) > Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)
Etymology: Spinachia: Derived from Latin, spine = thorn (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Temperate, preferred ?; 71°N - 43°N, 11°W - 55°E

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Northeast Atlantic: north-western Europe.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4119)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 17. Front of body brassy-yellow in the male, with larger pectoral fins than in the female (Ref. 35388).

Adults live solitary or in pairs in weedy, shallow coastal areas (Ref. 4119). Feed on small invertebrates (Ref. 4119). Males build a nest from algae and debris, using kidney excrete as glue. Spawning season is May to June. Females deposit 150 - 200 eggs in the nest and often die shortly afterwards (Ref. 9900). Males care for and defend the nest. Offsprings reach maturity in one year (Ref. 4645).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Males build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited (Ref. 205). Also Ref. 53335.

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Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlström, 1974. Collins guide to the sea fishes of Britain and North-Western Europe. Collins, London, UK. 244 p. (Ref. 173)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Spinachia spinachia (Linnaeus, 1758)