AnAge entry for Gasterosteus aculeatus

Classification (HAGRID: 03680)

Taxonomy: 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

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].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[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