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Sticklebacks

Gasterosteidae · 4 species

In Québec, the family Gasterosteidae (order Perciformes) counts 4 species of fish. The stars? Threespine Stickleback, Brook Stickleback and Fourspine Stickleback, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 4 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  2. Capitale-Nationale4
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  4. Mauricie3
  5. Estrie3
  6. Montréal3
  7. Outaouais3
  8. Côte-Nord3
  9. Nord-du-Québec3
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  12. Lanaudière3
  13. Montérégie3
  14. Centre-du-Québec3
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  16. Laurentides2
  17. Laval1

Sticklebacks 4

Perciformes
All166Cypriniformes36Perciformes31Salmoniformes17Gadiformes10Centrarchiformes8Acanthuriformes6Carangiformes6Siluriformes6Clupeiformes5Lamniformes4Petromyzontiformes4Scombriformes4Acipenseriformes2Anguilliformes2Atheriniformes2Cyprinodontiformes2Gobiiformes2Hiodontiformes2Labriformes2Osmeriformes2Rajiformes2Squaliformes2Syngnathiformes2Amiiformes1Beloniformes1Carcharhiniformes1Lepisosteiformes1Lophiiformes1Percopsiformes1Tetraodontiformes1
Gasterosteidae
All31Percidae10Gasterosteidae4Cottidae3Psychrolutidae3Scorpaenidae3Cyclopteridae2Anarhichadidae1Hemitripteridae1Liparidae1Pholidae1Stichaeidae1Zoarcidae1
Threespine Stickleback4,993 observations
Brook Stickleback1,635 observations
Fourspine Stickleback1,558 observations
Ninespine Stickleback224 observations