Three-spined stickleback
(Gasterosteus aculeatus)

Classification

Species: Gasterosteus aculeatus
Genus: Gasterosteus - Sticklebacks
Family: Gasterosteidae - Sticklebacks
Order: Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Three-spined stickleback
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Temperate, Continental, Subpolar
Native: Europe
Distribution: Lima, Klamath River, Don, Northern Dvina, Mezen, Guadalquivir, Gauja, Daugava (Western Dvina), Baltic sea, Caspian Sea, Yukon, River Wye, Lake Washington, Russian River (California), Danube, Venta, Lielupe, Neman (Nemunas)

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