AnAge entry for Gasterosteus aculeatus
Classification (HAGRID: 04051)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Gasterosteidae
Genus: Gasterosteus
- Species
- Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Common name
- Alaskan stickleback
- Synonyms
- Gasterosteus argyropomus, Gasterosteus biaculeatus, Gasterosteus bispinosus, Gasterosteus brachycentrus, Gasterosteus cataphractus, Gasterosteus cuvieri, Gasterosteus gymnurus, Gasterosteus leiurus, Gasterosteus niger, Gasterosteus noveboracensis, Gasterosteus obolarius, Gasterosteus ponticus, Gasterosteus semiarmatus, Gasterosteus semiloricatus, Gasterosteus spinulosus, Gasterosteus teraculeatus, Gasterosteus tetracanthus, Gasterosteus trachurus, Leiurus aculeatus, Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus, Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni, Gasterosteus islandicus, Gasterosteus aculeatus microcephalus, Gasterosteus aculeatus santaeannae, Gasterosteus aculeatus santaannae
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 8 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Data from wild populations suggests these fish do not reach sexual maturity until they are 2 years old, though laboratory strains can mature and breed earlier. One study reported that age at maturity in wild Alaskan sticklebacks appears to be delayed by both their anadromous life-style and increasing latitude. Additionally, fish from marine populations were found to be significantly older than those from freshwater populations [1200].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1200] DeFaveri and Merila (2013), Variation in age and size in Fennoscandian three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (PubMed)
- [0861] Inness and Metcalfe (2008), The impact of dietary restriction, intermittent feeding and compensatory growth on reproductive investment and lifespan in a short-lived fish (PubMed)
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 166365
- Animal Diversity Web
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- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 69293
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