Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1840)

Brook stickleback

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Gasterosteiformes \| Gasterosteidae
Synonyms	Gasterosteus inconstans, Eucalia inconstans, Gasterosteus gymnetes, ... more
Common names	Épinoche à cinq épines, Épinoche à cinq épines, Viisipiikki, ... more

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Main reference

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr. 1991. (Ref. 5723)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 8.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 2 years (Ref. 12193)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7.0 - ? ; dH range: ? - 15; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 1998)

Climate / Range

Temperate; 4°C - 18°C (Ref. 2059); 69°N - 34°N

North America: Nova Scotia to Northwest Territories and eastern British Columbia in Canada; Great Lakes-Mississippi River basins south to southern Ohio and Nebraska in USA and west to Montana, USA. Isolated population in Canadian River system in northeastern New Mexico, USA.
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Inhabits cool, vegetated, sand or mud bottoms of lakes and ponds. Also in pools and backwaters of creeks and small rivers (Ref. 1998, 10294). Rarely found in brackish water. Feeds on crustacean and insect larvae, eggs and larvae of fishes, snails, oligochaetes and algae (Ref. 1998, 10294). Preyed upon by kingfishers, herons, and mergansers and occasionally by fishes like Salvelinus fontinalis and Esox lucius (Ref. 1998).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=2)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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