Spinachia
Encyclopedia
Spinachia is a genus of fish
in the Gasterosteidae family.
It contains only one species, the Sea Stickleback, also known as Fifteen-spined or Fifteenspine stickleback, (Spinachia spinachia), which lives in benthopelagic and in brackish environments of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean
.
Although it is the largest form
of stickleback
, the Sea Stickleback is a small fish, reaching a maximum length of 22 cm. It has no commercial interest in fishing.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Gasterosteidae family.
It contains only one species, the Sea Stickleback, also known as Fifteen-spined or Fifteenspine stickleback, (Spinachia spinachia), which lives in benthopelagic and in brackish environments of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
.
Although it is the largest form
Largest organisms
The largest organism found on Earth can be measured using a variety of methods. It could be defined as the largest by volume, mass, height or length. Some organisms group together to form a superorganism, though this cannot truly be classed as one large organism...
of stickleback
Stickleback
The Gasterosteidae are a family of fish including the sticklebacks. FishBase currently recognises sixteen species in the family, grouped in five genera. However several of the species have a number of recognised subspecies, and the taxonomy of the family is thought to be in need of revision...
, the Sea Stickleback is a small fish, reaching a maximum length of 22 cm. It has no commercial interest in fishing.