Taxobox name Three spinedstickleback image Gasterosteus aculeatus.jpg image width 250px status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Gasterosteiformes familia Gasterosteidae genus Gasterosteus species G. aculeatus binomial Gasterosteus aculeatus binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 synonyms Gasteracanthus cataphractus Pallas, 1814 Gasterosteus aculeatus algeriensis Sauvage, 1874 Gasterosteus aculeatus messinicus Stephanidis ... trachurus Cuvier, 1829 Gastrosteus hologymnus Regan, 1909 The three spinedstickleback , Gasterosteus ... range, and is the subspecies most strictly termed the three spinedstickleback its common ... all resemble each other quite closely. Three spinedstickleback populations are also found in freshwater ... taxonomists would describe a new subspecies of three spinedstickleback in almost every lake in the Northern ... in their normal behavioural repertoire. The three spinedstickleback is a known intermediate host ... aculeatus , the threespine stickleback American Naturalist 142 725 735. ref Genetics Three spined ... www.ensembl.org Gasterosteus aculeatus index.html The Stickleback Genome in Ensembl DEFAULTSORT Three SpinedStickleback Category Gasterosteus Category Fish of North America Category Fish of the United ... , the unarmored threespine stickleback , is found only in North America its recognised range ... and Mexico G. a. santaeannae , the Santa Ana stickleback , is also restricted to North America. These subspecies ... within three spined sticklebacks. These fall into two rough categories, the fish migration anadromous ... in Western Canada. The lakes themselves only contain three spined sticklebacks and cutthroat trout ... thumb 300px Male stickleback with red throat and shiny blue eye Many ... genetic resources are available. ref cite web title Stickleback Genome at ENSEMBL url http www.ensembl.org ... northern pike in a nearby lake. In popular culture The three spined stickledback is also known ... more details
Three spinedstickleback , Gasterosteus aculeatus regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis ... 171 172 isbn 0 12 547665 5 ref Three spinedstickleback The family includes the three spinedstickleback ... stickleback trap. The common freshwater three spinedstickleback of Europe, Asia and North America ... They live in both limnetic zones and Benthic zones Image Faroe stamp 248 stickleback gasterosteus aculeatus .gif right thumb 250px Fish in the Faroe Islands br Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus ..., although some species have bony armour plates. They are related to pipefish and seahorse s. Stickleback ... of Ireland they are commonly known as pinkeens due to the reddish colour of the male three spinedstickleback s throat during breeding season. Niko Tinbergen s studies of the behaviour of this fish ... Species Genus Apeltes small Mayer, 1956 small . Fourspine Stickleback , Apeltes quadracus small Samuel L. Mitchill Mitchill , 1815 small Genus Culaea Brook Stickleback , Culaea inconstans small Jared Potter Kirtland Kirtland , 1840 small Genus Gasterosteus Gasterosteus aculeatus Three spinedStickleback , Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus small Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 small Santa Ana Stickleback ... Stickleback , Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni small Charles Fr d ric Girard Girard , 1854 small ... small Charles Fr d ric Girard Girard , 1854 small . Blackspotted stickleback , Gasterosteus wheatlandi ... hellenicus small Stephanidis, 1971 small . Smoothtail ninespine stickleback , Pungitius laevis small Georges Cuvier Cuvier , 1829 small . Southern ninespine stickleback , Pungitius platygaster small Kessler, 1859 small . Ninespine stickleback , Pungitius pungitius small Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 small . Amur stickleback , Pungitius sinensis small Alphone Guichenot Guichenot , 1869 small . Sakhalin stickleback , Pungitius tymensis small Alexander Mikhailovich Nikolsky Nikolskii , 1889 small . Genus Spinachia Sea stickleback , Spinachia spinachia small Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 ... more details
Taxobox name Ninespinedstickleback image Pungitius pungitius.jpg image width 250px image caption Pungitius pungitius status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Gasterosteiformes familia Gasterosteidae genus Pungitius species P. pungitius binomial Pungitius pungitius binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 synonyms Gasteracanthus pungitius Linnaeus, 1758 Gasterosteus blanchardi Sauvage, 1874 Gasterosteus burgundianus non Blanchard, 1866 Gasterosteus concinnus Richardson, 1836 Gasterosteus dekayi Agassiz, 1850 Gasterosteus globiceps Sauvage, 1874 Gasterosteus mainensis Storer, 1837 Gasterosteus nebulosus Agassiz, 1850 Gasterosteus occidentalis Cuvier, 1829 Gasterosteus pungitia burgundianus non Blanchard, 1866 Gasterosteus pungitius Linnaeus, 1758 Gasterosteus pungitius brachypoda Bean, 1879 Pungitius pungitius pungitius Linnaeus, 1758 Pygosteus pungitius Linnaeus, 1758 Pygosteus pungitius brachypoda Bean, 1879 Pygosteus pungitius carinata Bertin, 1925 Pygosteus pungitius semiarmata Bertin, 1925 Pygosteus pungitius trachura Bertin, 1925 The ninespine stickleback Pungitius pungitius , also called the ten spinedstickleback , is a freshwater species of fish in the Gasterosteidae family that inhabits temperate waters. Widely but locally distributed throughout the United Kingdom UK and along the Atlantic coast of North America , it is also found in many Northern Europe northern and eastern Europe an countries, in Greenland and in Turkey , and in the Far East . Despite its name, the number of spines can vary from 8 to 12. It lives in extremely weedy ditches and river s as its small spines do not offer much protection ..., just like human fingerprints. The body is a lot more elongated than the three spinedstickleback ..., While on the three spined the eyes are silver. The female is more of a dark tan colour and has darker ... stickleback ... more details
Taxobox name Techirghiol stickleback image image width 270px status EX status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Gasterosteiformes familia Gasterosteidae genus Gasterosteus species G. crenobiontus binomial Gasterosteus crenobiontus binomial authority B cescu & Mayer, 1956 synonyms Gasterosteus aculeatus crenobionta B cescu & Mayer, 1956 Gasterosteus aculeatus crenobiontus B cescu & Mayer, 1956 Techirghiol stickleback Gasterosteus crenobiontus is Endemism endemic fish species, found in the freshwater streams, inflow to the coastal hyperhaline Lake Techirghiol in southern Romania . Freshwater benthopelagic fish, up to 6.5 cm length. It is considered as extincted because of hybridisation with Three spinedstickleback . Links http www.fishbase.org Summary SpeciesSummary.php?ID 49371&genusname Gasterosteus&speciesname crenobiontus Gasterosteus crenobiontus at FishBase Gasterosteiformes stub Category Gasterosteus Category Fish of Europe Category Fauna of Romania de Techirghiol Stichling uk Gasterosteus crenobiontus ... more details
Wiktionary sticklebackStickleback can also refer to Stickleback , a type of fish Stickleback comics , a 2000 AD comic 2000 AD series by Ian Edginton and D Israeli USS Stickleback SS 415 , a United States Navy submarine Stickleback class submarine A class of British midget submarines. disambig ... more details
Taxobox name Sakhalin stickleback image Pungitius tymensis by OpenCage.jpg image width 250px image caption Sakhalin stickleback Pungitius tymensis regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Gasterosteiformes familia Gasterosteidae genus Pungitius species Sakhalin stickleback binomial Pungitius tymensis binomial authority Nikolskii , 1889 synonyms Gasterosteus tymensis Nikolskii, 1889 Pungitius pungitius tymensis Nikolskii, 1889 Sakhalin stickleback Pungitius tymensis is a fish of the Gasterosteidae family. Freshwater benthopelagic fish, up to 7.0 cm length. Endemism Endemic of the islands of Hokkaido Sakhalin . Links http www.fishbase.us Summary SpeciesSummary.php?ID 23612&genusname Pungitius&speciesname tymensis Pungitius tymensis at FishBase Gasterosteiformes stub Category Pungitius Category Fish of East Asia Category Fish of Japan Category Fish of Russia uk ... more details
Infobox comics meta series Wikipedia WikiProject Comics character y character name Stickleback image Stickleback by D Israeli.jpg imagesize default 250 caption Stickleback himself, on the cover of 2000 ... date startyr 2006 endyr present issues main char team Stickleback br Detective Valentine Bey ... D Israeli nonUS y reprint TPB Stickleback ISBN 1905437749 altcat 2000 AD comic strips sort SticklebackStickleback is the eponymous title character of a steampunk comics comic series created by Ian Edginton ... as a bad guy, Stickleback is cast initially as a Professor Moriarty Moriarty type figure, The Pope ..., June 2008 Introduction to Ian Edginton writer and D Israeli artist , Stickleback England s Glory Rebellion Developments Rebellion , August 2008 , ISBN 1905437749 ref The artist has stated that Stickleback ... Seas . ref http disraeli demon.blogspot.com 2008 01 stickleback englands glory part 2.html Stickleback ... Although the title character, Stickleback does not appear in the series immediately, instead ceding ... he makes his appearance, Stickleback whose true name and origin are only hinted at throughout is accompanied .... The main characters include Stickleback , the eponymous and semi mythical villain whose exposed spine which may not be real gives him his epithet. Stickleback runs a criminal underworld overseen by a gang ... Agency of the Government. Plot Throughout the Stickleback episodes, artist D Israeli includes nods ... demon.blogspot.com search label references Stickleback References at D Blog of Israeli . Retrieved ... personal gain, but to build a device to protect him from Stickleback, with whom he had previously ... of witch doctor s. Bey is delivered to Stickleback who reveals that, although his criminal organisation .... Stickleback claims that Chief Constable Lime is one of them and that he needs Bey s help and so ... by a mysterious American. Elsewhere, in the wake of Mother London, Stickleback s gang are coming under increasing criminal pressure. An underworld meeting between Stickleback s key staff including one ... more details
Taxobox name Brook stickleback image Culaea inconstans.jpg image width 250px image caption Brook stickleback ... binomial Culaea inconstans binomial authority Kirtland, 1840 The Brook stickleback Culaea inconstans ... Stickleback, Culaea inconstans Gastrosteiformes Gastrosteidae , in Northwestern Nebraska ... pike. ref name ref1 Feeding time is usually dawn and sunset. The brook stickleback does have active ... Territories brook stickleback Culaea inconstans . Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic ... in Delta Marsh Lake Manitoba. Hydrobiologia 135 35 44 ref Though the brook stickleback is not considered ... ecosystem where the brook stickleback resides. ref name ref5 Chizinski, C. J. 2010. The influence of partial ... Culaea inconstans , or commonly known as the Brook Stickleback, is a small fish 87mm that occurs ... of the Brook Stickleback, the species has been introduced to Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, northwestern ... exist today. Nebraska does have Brook Stickleback populations, but they are generally found in small ... part of the nineteen hundreds. River drainages that sustain Brook Stickleback populations are the Loup ... dynamics could also lead to a change in predator frequency, thus exposing the Brook Stickleback to unforeseen ... are all viable Brook Stickleback territories. Though the species can thrive in these habitats, primary ... identified from sea level to 2,400m. ref name ref2 Diet The Brook Stickleback is an omnivore, with primary ... eggs and larvae, snails, oligochaetes, nematodes, rotifers, and mites. However, Brook Stickleback feed on vascular plant material, as well as algae. Newly hatched Stickleback larvae and planktonic crustaceans ..., and fish all prey on the Brook Stickleback. With its small size, this species of Stickleback has ... anti predator behavior, the Brook Stickleback is only a minor prey item. In a lab study, adult water bugs Lethocerus americanus and dragonfly nymphs Aeschna spp. both successfully preyed on the Stickleback ... predator of the Brook Stickleback. Examples of these fish predators include yellow perch Perca ... more details
Taxobox name Blackspotted stickleback image image width 270px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Gasterosteiformes familia Gasterosteidae genus Gasterosteus species G. wheatlandi binomial Gasterosteus wheatlandi binomial authority Putnam, 1867 Blackspotted stickleback Gasterosteus wheatlandi is a fish species, found in the western Atlantic from the coasts of Newfoundland island Newfoundland Canada to Massachusets USA . Brackishwater Marine ocean marine benthos benthic fish , up to 7.5 cm length. Links http www.fishbase.org Summary SpeciesSummary.php?ID 3272&genusname Gasterosteus&speciesname wheatlandi Gasterosteus wheatlandi at FishBase Gasterosteiformes stub Category Gasterosteus Category Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Category Fish of North America de Schwarzgefleckter Stichling fr pinoche tachet e nl Gasterosteus wheatlandi uk ... more details
Taxobox name Smallhead stickleback image Gasterosteus microcephalus by OpenCage.jpg image width 270px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Gasterosteiformes familia Gasterosteidae genus Gasterosteus species G. microcephalus binomial Gasterosteus microcephalus binomial authority Girard , 1854 synonyms Gasterosteus aculeatus microcephalus Girard , 1854 Gastrosteus microcephalus Girard , 1854 Smallhead stickleback Gasterosteus microcephalus is a fish species, which weidespread in the basin of the Pacific Ocean Japan , also Mexico . Freshwater demersal fish, up to 5.5 cm length. Habits small streams, where feeds on aquatic insects and other invertebrates . Links http www.fishbase.org Summary SpeciesSummary.php?ID 48976&genusname Gasterosteus&speciesname microcephalus Gasterosteus microcephalus at FishBase commons Gasterosteus microcephalus Category Gasterosteus Category Fish of Japan Category Fish of Mexico Gasterosteiformes stub ja uk Gasterosteus microcephalus ... more details
Taxobox name Ukrainian stickleback image PP2.jpg image width 250 px image caption Ukrainian stickleback from the Dniester Estuary , Ukraine status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Gasterosteiformes familia Gasterosteidae genus Pungitius species P. platygaster binomial Pungitius platygaster binomial authority Karl Fedorovich Kessler Kessler , 1859 synonyms Gasterosteus platygaster Kessler, 1859 Gasterosteus platygaster aralensis Kessler, 1877 Gasterosteus platygaster caucasicus Kessler, 1877 Gasterosteus platygaster danubica Steindachner, 1899 Gasterosteus platygaster kessleri Yakovlev, 1870 Gasterosteus platygaster niger Yakovlev, 1870 Gasterosteus pungitius niger Yakovlev, 1870 Pungitius platygaster aralensis Kessler, 1877 Pygosteus platygaster nuda Berg, 1905 The Ukrainian stickleback Pungitius platygaster also known as Caspian ninespine stickleback southern ninespine stickleback Aral ninespine stickleback, is a species of fish in the Gasterosteidae family. It is found in Afghanistan , Bulgaria , Iran , Kazakhstan , Moldova , Romania , Russia , Serbia , Montenegro , and Ukraine Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Aral Sea and Caspian Sea basins . A combination of two characters lack of caudal peduncle keel, presence of large lateral scutes. It is similar to P. hellenicus with the following differences. Body darker in color than P. hellenicus juvenile specimens from Iran show the same color as P. hellenicus . All the bones well ossified, cranial bones and pelvic bones highly sculptured. Pelvic girdle present with one spine and one small soft ray on each side. Dorsal spines 8 11, inclined alternatively to left and right. Last spine slightly longer than the others, which are relatively uniform. Dorsal soft rays 6 10 anal soft rays 6 9 gill rakers 9 11 bony scutes 29 32 with 7 12 large lateral scutes total vertebrae 29 31 precaudal ... pt Pungitius platygaster uk vi Ukrainian stickleback ... more details
Taxobox name Amur stickleback image Pungitius kaibarae by OpenCage.jpg image width 250px image caption Amur stickleback Pungitius sinensis regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Gasterosteiformes familia Gasterosteidae genus Pungitius species P. sinensis binomial Pungitius sinensis binomial authority Guichenot, 1869 synonyms Gasterosteus bussei non Warpachowski, 1888 Gasterosteus sinensis Guichenot, 1869 Pungitius kaibarae Tanaka, 1915 Pungitius pungitius sinensis Guichenot, 1869 Pungitius sinensis kaibarae Tanaka, 1915 Pungitius sinensis sinensis Guichenot, 1869 Pygosteus kaibarae Tanaka, 1915 Pygosteus pungitius sinensis Guichenot, 1869 Pygosteus sinensis Guichenot, 1869 Amur stickleback Pungitius sinensis is a species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae . Freshwater brackishwater Marine ocean marine benthopelagic fish, up to 6.5 sometime 8 9 cm length. Widespread in Asia Korean peninsula , Japan , Kuril Islands , Kamchatka peninsula , and the basin of the Amur River . Links http www.fishbase.us Summary SpeciesSummary.php?ID 24828&genusname Pungitius&speciesname sinensis Pungitius sinensis at FishBase Category Pungitius Category Fish of East Asia Category Fish of China Category Fish of Japan Category Fish of Russia Category Fauna of Korea Category Fish of the Pacific Ocean Gasterosteiformes stub ko nl Pungitius sinensis uk zh ... more details
Taxobox name Spined Micrathena image Micrathena gracilis fem.jpg image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropoda classis Arachnida ordo Araneae subordo Araneomorphae familia Araneidae genus Micrathena species M. gracilis binomial Micrathena gracilis binomial authority Charles Athanase Walckenaer Walckenaer , 1842 Micrathena gracilis is a spider in the family Araneidae orb weavers , commonly known as the Spined Micrathena . This spider spins a moderately large can be 30 cm 11.81 in or more across , very tightly coiled web, often in wooded or brushy areas. It is completely harmless to humans. Physical characteristics The only web building members of the species are the females. Females are 8 10 mm long. They exhibit a bulbous abdomen with a total of ten spines. Males exhibit a fair amount of sexual dimorphism. They tend to be around only half the size of the females. Also, they have fewer spines, a flatter abdomen, and a slightly lighter tone. Although males can produce silk, they mostly use it in the mating ritual, which frequently also proves fatal. Life cycle Micrathena gracilis hatches in the spring, the image of an adult. After the summer s growth, the female lays eggs in a sack. These remain relatively dormant through the winter months. The general life span is one year in length. External links commons Micrathena gracilis http www.fcps.edu StratfordLandingES Ecology mpages spined micrathena.htm Pictures and description M. gracilis Fairfax County Public Schools site http www.fcps.edu islandcreekes ecology spined micrathena.htm Spined Micrathenas Fairfax County Public Schools site http www.cirrusimage.com spider micrathena.htm Spined Micrathena diagnostic photographs http bugguide.net node view 1996 Spined Micrathena http www.forestryimages.org browse subimages.cfm?SUB 13794 Pictures of M. gracilis http www.museum.state.il.us ismdepts zoology spiders gallery.html?RollID roll01&FrameID gracilis Illinois State Museum s spider collection TaxonIds ... more details
Taxobox name Spined Loach image Steinbeisser 001.jpg image width 240px status LR lc status system IUCN2.3 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Cypriniformes familia Cobitidae genus Cobitis species C. taenia binomial Cobitis taenia binomial authority Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1758 The Spined Loach Cobitis taenia is a common freshwater fish in Europe and Asia . It is sometimes known as spotted weather loach , not to be confused with the typical weather loaches of the genus Misgurnus . This is the type species of the spiny loach genus Cobitis and the true loach family Cobitidae . Description The Spined Loach typically reaches an adult length of 8 10 Centimetre cm , although females may grow up to 12 cm. Adults weigh between 20 60 g. Their backs feature a yellow brown colouring interspersed with many small grey or brown scale zoology scales on the spinal ridge. The scales on the belly are pale yellow or orange. The body overall is long and thin. There are 6 barbel anatomy barbel s around the mouth. Under the eyes there is a two pointed spike, with which the fishes can inflict a painful sting biology sting . Distribution and relationships It is found from Siberia to Spain . Generally it occurs across much of temperate Eurasia north ... represent distinct branches of Cobitis . A member of subgenus Cobitis , close relatives of the Spined ... is preferred by the spined loach, be it slowly flowing brooks, rivers or still water. They are found near flat and sandy or stony areas, frequently in large numbers. The spined loach is often kept as an ornamental ... calorie s to survive. Spined loaches possess the ability of intestinal breathing. This stop gap measure sustains the spined loach when the water around it is oxygen poor. At the water s surface swallowed ... in 4 to 6 days. The spined loach s lifespan is between 3 and 5 years, with the maximum reached in captivity ... aut Perdices, Anabel Bohlen, J rg & Doadrio, Ignacio 2008 The molecular diversity of adriatic spined ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name ninenine Type Compilation Album Artist Gackt Cover Ninenine.jpg Released October 29, 2008 Recorded Genre Alternative rock , Art rock , Neo progressive rock , Pop rock , Folk rock , Hard rock Length 620 74 Label Nippon Crown Last album 0079 0088 br 2007 This album ninenine br 2008 Next album Slo Pachinko Gladiator Evolution Original Soundtrack Slo Pachinko Gladiator Evolution br 2009 DISPLAYTITLE ninenineninenine is the second live limited edition box set of Gackt s music released on October 29, 2008. It collects the artist s previous live concerts on 13 CD s. The box also contains a bonus DVD featuring interviews Gackt did with Miyavi and Kamijo from Versailles Japanese band Versailles miniature booklets of all tours and two new songs. Justified , which can only be found in this Box Set and Kizudarake No Lola a cover of Hideki Saijou s song Gackt did pretty early at the start of his solo career. Track listing 2000 nihongo2 MARS MARS Sora Kara no Homonsha Kaisou tracklist collapsed yes title1 Ares length1 1 54 title2 Asrun Dream length2 5 58 title3 Emu for my dear nihongo2 for my dear length3 6 12 title4 Illness Illusion length4 3 27 title5 Seki ray nihongo2 seki ray length5 4 55 title6 freesia op.1 length6 4 10 title7 freesia op.2 length7 2 31 title8 blue Piano Solo length8 4 45 title9 OASIS length9 4 52 title10 Mirror length10 8 03 title11 U K length11 5 30 title12 Vanilla length12 4 15 title13 dears length13 5 27 title14 Kono Daremo Inai Heya De nihongo2 length14 16 50 2001 nihongo2 ... yes title1 NINE SPIRAL length1 3 22 title2 Maria length2 4 09 title3 seven length3 4 12 title4 uncontrol ... title5 seven length5 3 50 title6 REDEMPTION length6 4 13 title7 Ash length7 4 37 title8 NINE SPIRAL ... Nippon Crown ninenine profile jp icon http gackt.com japanese page ninenine.html Gackt ninenine official homepage Gackt DEFAULTSORT NineNine Category Box set albums Category Gackt compilation ... more details
Fair use rationale Non free media rationale Non free image data Description Descript cvr art 2000 AD comics 2000 AD 1525 Feb, 2007 2KAD y pub Rebellion art D Israeli Source cite web title Stickleback Cover publisher D Blog of Israeli url http disraeli demon.blogspot.com 2007 02 stickleback cover.html accessdate 2008 12 10 Portion Partial artwork for the front cover. Resolution 245px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction. other information Cover published in February 2007. Reprinted as backup material in Rebellion Developments Stickleback England s Glory Aug, 2008 by Ian Edginton and D Israeli , ISBN 978 1 905437 74 0 Non free image rationale Article Stickleback comics Purpose For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article. Replaceability Comics replaceability Licensing Non free comic 2000 AD images Stickelback comicsyrimage 2007 2000 ad 1525 in y comicsart D Israeli ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image USS Stickleback 415.jpg 300px USS Stickleback SS 415 , after GUPPY conversion Ship caption USS Stickleback SS 415 , after GUPPY conversion Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1958 Ship name Ship ordered Ship builder Mare Island Naval Shipyard ref name FriedmanSubs1 dates cite book last Friedman first Norman authorlink coauthors title U.S. Submarines Through 1945 An Illustrated Design History publisher United States ... chap2 Ship notes USS Stickleback SS 415 , a Balao class submarine Balao class submarine , was named for the stickleback , a small scaleless fish . Construction and launch Her keel was laid down on 1 .... World War II Stickleback completed outfitting on 26 May and held her shakedown cruise off the California ... been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and it was believed the war would end shortly. Stickleback .... Stickleback returned to Guam on 9 September and sailed for the United States the next day. She arrived ... Island and attached to the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Korean War Stickleback was recommissioned on 6 September ... at sea on 26 June 1953 and joined Submarine Squadron 7 at Pearl Harbor. Stickleback supported ... defensive and offensive submarine tactics. On 28 May 1958, Stickleback was participating in an antisubmarine ... torpedo run on Silverstein . As Stickleback was going to a safe depth, she lost power and broached ... her rudder hard left in an effort to avoid a collision but holed the submarine on her port side. Stickleback ... 57 on 29 May 1958, Stickleback sank in 1,800 fathom s 3,300 m of water. Stickleback was struck ... links http www.oneternalpatrol.com uss stickleback 415.htm On Eternal Patrol USS Stickleback http www.submarinesailor.com history sticklebackrescue sticklebackloss.htm Loss of the Stickleback SS 415 A crewmember s account. Balao class submarine coord missing Solano County, California DEFAULTSORT Stickleback ... USS Stickleback SS 415 ja sl USS Stickleback SS 415 ... more details
X51 Stickleback, launched July 1954, sold to the Royal Swedish Navy in 1958 and was renamed Spiggen ... Service, A Centennial History , Antony Preston Category Submarine classes Category Stickleback ... more details
Taxobox name Simple spined dragonet status regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Callionymidae genus Callionymus species C. simplicicornis binomial Callionymus simplicicornis binomial authority Valenciennes, 1837 Simple spined dragonet Callionymus simplicicornis is a species of ray finned fish in the genus Callionymus . Footnotes fishbase Callionymus simplicicornis Category Callionymus Callionymidae stub ca Callionymus simplicicornis es Callionymus simplicicornis nl Callionymus simplicicornis ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2008 Taxobox name Spined soldier bug image Spined soldier bug.jpg image width 260px image caption spined soldier bug eating Epilachna varivestis mexican bean beetle larvae regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Hemiptera familia Pentatomidae genus Podisus species P. maculiventris binomial Podisus maculiventris binomial authority Thomas Say Say , 1832 Podisus maculiventris , the spined soldier bug is a species of insect common in North America. They are predators of gypsy moth caterpillars and the larvae of beetles such as the Colorado potato beetle and the Epilachna varivestis Mexican bean beetle . Since the Mexican bean beetle is widely regarded as a notorious agricultural pest in North America, soldier bugs are generally considered useful garden insects. External links http entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu creatures beneficial podisus maculiventris.htm spined soldier bug on the University of Florida UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences IFAS Featured Creatures Web site Category Pentatomidae Hemiptera stub es Podisus maculiventris fr Podisus maculiventris ... more details
Taxobox name Two spined blackfish regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Percichthyidae genus Gadopsis species G. bispinosus binomial Gadopsis bispinosus binomial authority Sanger, 1984 The two spined blackfish , Gadopsis bispinosus , is an Australia n native freshwater fish. It is a speciated, more specialised upland freshwater ecology upland variant of the river blackfish , Gadopsis marmoratus . It is found in the cool, clear, strong flowing, cobble bottomed, sub alpine rivers and streams ranging from small to large in the southeast corner of the Murray River Murray Darling River Darling river system. Their range encompasses northeast Victoria Australia Victoria , southeast New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory . Originally two spined blackfish co inhabited many of these waters with Macquarie perch and trout cod . Two spined blackfish are similar in shape and appearance to river blackfish, though their spiny dorsal fin usually contain only two spines hence their scientific name in comparison to river blackfish which have 7 to 13 distinguishable spines in their spiny dorsal fin. In reality, this is a rather academic point as two spined blackfish have blurred the difference between the dorsal spines and the dorsal rays that make up their soft dorsal fin, and any distinctions between the two weakly calcified dorsal spines and the dorsal rays that follow it are hard to pick in a living specimen. It is much the same ... timber as the main spawning and habitat sites for two spined blackfish, and two spined blackfish are much smaller, commonly 15 to 17 cm and a maximum size of 25 cm. Two spined blackfish have declined ... the interstices gaps between larger rocks that two spined blackfish normally use as a refuge ... spined blackfish and the long term future of two spined blackfish is now of some concern. The blackfish ... Two Spined Blackfish page Category Percichthyidae Category Freshwater fish of Australia ... more details
Taxobox name Spined pygmy shark status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors ... 27, 2009 ref image Spined pygmy shark nmfs.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate ... range map caption Range of the spined pygmy shark binomial Squaliolus laticaudus binomial authority ... small Noronha, 1926 small The spined pygmy shark Squaliolus laticaudus is a species of Squaliformes ... with a spine on the first dorsal fin and not the second. Spined pygmy sharks are dark brown to black ... continental and insular slopes , the spined pygmy shark feeds on small bony fish es and squid . Like ... a wide distribution. Taxonomy and phylogeny The spined pygmy shark was one of many new species discovered ... States National Museum volume 41 issue 1877 pages 677&ndash 685 ref The spined pygmy shark may also ... male intromittent organ s , the closest relative of the spined pygmy shark and the related ... 614 jstor 1443686 ref Distribution and habitat The spined pygmy shark has a wide distribution around ... name seigel The spined pygmy shark is found at depths of convert 200 500 m ft abbr on and seldom approaches ... multiple image direction vertical align left image1 Spined pygmy shark nmfs5.jpg image2 Spined pygmy shark nmfs4.jpg width 220 caption2 The spined pygmy shark has a long snout, large eyes, and a spine on the first dorsal fin but not the second. One of the world s smallest sharks, the spined pygmy ... and ecology Image Genus Diaphus.jpg thumb Lanternfish are preyed upon by the spined pygmy shark. The diet of the spined pygmy shark consists mainly of bony fish es including the Stomiidae dragonfish ... of the genera Chiroteuthis and Histioteuthis . Catch records suggest that the spined pygmy shark follows ... photophores of the spined pygmy shark have been theorized to function in countershading counter ... that this shark swallows its shed teeth like the pygmy and cookiecutter sharks. ref name seigel The spined ... et al The spined pygmy shark was widely considered to be the smallest living shark species until the discovery ... more details
Taxobox name Slender spined porcupine fish status trend image Diodon nicthemerus.jpg image width 285px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Tetraodontiformes familia Diodontidae genus Diodon species D. nichthemerus binomial Diodon nichthemerus binomial authority Cuvier, 1818 The slender spined porcupine fish or globefish ref Melbourne s Wildlife Museum Victoria, 2006 , 324. ref , Diodon nichthemerus , is a porcupinefish of the family biology family Diodontidae , found in the waters of southern Australia , as far north as Port Jackson to Geraldton, Western Australia . It is most common in Port Phillip Bay and the coastal waters of Tasmania in shallow coastal waters and under manmade jetty s. It is one of the smallest members of the porcupinefish family. It is similar in appearance to the Three Bar Porcupinefish Dicotylichthys punctulatus only smaller growing to a maximum length of 28cm and with slight differences in its markings. It feeds on Benthic zone invertebrates . It has slender yellow spines used in predator defence and has the ability to blow its body so that the sharp spines protrude when alarmed. References references FishBase species genus Diodon species nichthemerus month June year 2007 Category Diodontidae Category Fish of Australia ca Diodon nicthemerus es Diodon nicthemerus fr Diodon nicthemerus nl Diodon nicthemerus ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Large spined Bell Toad image status VU status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Amphibia ordo Anura familia Bombinatoridae genus Bombina species B. fortinuptialis binomial Bombina fortinuptialis binomial authority Tian & Wu, 1978 synonyms The Large spined Bell Toad Bombina fortinuptialis is a species of toad in the Bombinatoridae family. It is Endemism endemic to Guangxi in China . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist montane s, river s, freshwater marsh es, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss . Source Lau, M.W.N. & Zhigang, Y. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 54445 all Bombina fortinuptialis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007. amphibian stub Category Bombina Category Animals described in 1978 ca Bombina fortinuptialis fr Bombina fortinuptialis zh ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Bicolored spined Porcupine image Coendu bicolor.jpg status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Dunnum, J. & Delgado, C. year 2008 id 5083 title Coendou bicolor downloaded 5 January 2009 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Rodent ia familia New World porcupine Erethizontidae genus Prehensile tailed porcupine Coendou species C. bicolor binomial Coendou bicolor binomial authority Johann Jakob von Tschudi Tschudi , 1844 synonyms subdivision ranks Subspecies subdivision C. b. bicolor small Tschudi, 1844 small br C. b. quichua small Thomas, 1899 small br C. b. richardsoni small Allen, 1913 small br C. b. simonsi small Thomas, 1902 small The Bicolored spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae . ref name MSW3 MSW3 Hystricognathi id 13400097 page ref It is found in Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , and Peru . The head and body of Coendou bicolor measure about 543 mm, and another 481 mm is tail. The body is covered with dense spines, pale yellow at the base and black tipped, and significantly darker on the midback. The Bicolored spined Porcupine has a fully prehensile tail that is primarily free of spines Eisenberg, 1989 . References reflist Eisenberg, J. F. 1989. Mammals of the Neotropics, volume 1 The Northern Neotropics. Pp 391. University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL. Erethizontidae nav Category Coendou rodent stub br Hoc h dreinek daouliv es Coendou bicolor eu Coendou bicolor fr Porc pic piquants bicolores pt Coendou bicolor qu Puchan sr Coendou bicolor uk Coendou bicolor ... more details
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