When it is recorded
Jan23
Feb40
Mar51
Apr92
May248
Jun259
Jul287
Aug390
Sep500
Oct235
Nov59
Dec18
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 213 | |
| 2 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 213 | |
| 3 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 133 | |
| 4 | Derry City and Strabane | Northern Ireland | 116 | |
| 5 | Wrexham | Wales | 66 | |
| 6 | Cambridgeshire | England | 64 | |
| 7 | Powys | Wales | 64 | |
| 8 | Ceredigion | Wales | 55 | |
| 9 | Gwynedd | Wales | 51 | |
| 10 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 46 | |
| 11 | Monmouthshire | Wales | 43 | |
| 12 | Norfolk | England | 38 | |
| 13 | Suffolk | England | 37 | |
| 14 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 36 | |
| 15 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 36 |
686 England210 Scotland754 Wales559 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 83 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 2,526
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 83
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Also known as
- Threespined Stickledback, Santa Ana Stickleback, Threespine Stickleback
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,760
- Most recorded in
- Na h-Eileanan Siar, Causeway Coast and Glens, Belfast, Derry City and Strabane, Wrexham, Cambridgeshire, Powys, Ceredigion, Gwynedd
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Gasterosteiformes
- Family
- Gasterosteidae
- Genus
- Gasterosteus
- Name with authority
- Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 49
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q203572 · GBIF 4286327