Three-spined stickleback  (Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus)

Species information

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Glossary

Dorsal fin: The unpaired fin found on the back of the body of fish, or the raised structure on the back of most cetaceans.
Plankton: Aquatic organisms that drift with water movements; may be either phytoplankton (plants), or zooplankton (animals).

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (March, 2003)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Cihar, J. (1991) A field guide in colour to freshwater fish. Silverdale Books, Leicester.
  3. Tyler-Walters, H., (2003) Gasterosteus aculeatus. Three-spined stickleback. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (January, 2003)
    http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Gasterosteusaculeatus.htm
  4. Buczacki, S. (2002) Fauna Britannica. Hamlyn, London.
  5. Fishbase Species Account (January, 2003)
    http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=2420