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Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1840)

Brook stickleback
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Common names: Viisipiikki
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Koli, L., 1990
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs only in one or two lakes; escaped from the Porla fish hatchery (Ref. 6114). Introduced in southern Finland where it has established a population in Lake Lohjanjärvi (Ref. 59043).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fi.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Koli, L., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Épinoche à cinq épines, Épinoche à cinq épines, 溪刺鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei (Sticklebacks) > Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)
Etymology: Culaea: Coined from the name "Eucalia"; Greek, = good nest (Ref. 45335);  inconstans: inconstans meaning variable (Ref. 1998).

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

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: ? - 15; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 1998).   Temperate; 4°C - 18°C (Ref. 2059); 69°N - 34°N

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