Specimen Information

Gasterosteus aculeatus
Gasterosteus aculeatus
(Threespine Stickleback)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1697501
GroupFishes
GenusGasterosteus
Speciesaculeatus
Common NameThreespine Stickleback
StateMI
CountyLeelanau
LocalityNorthern Refuge (Lake Trout Management Unit), Lake Michigan
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
CommentsThen, in May and June of this year we caught a few of them in the beam trawl in northern Lake Michigan in the Northern Refuge. Also, Ben Leonhardt has found several threespine sticklebacks in the stomachs of lake trout caught in the Northern Refuge in May 2022.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/3/2024].

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