Fish
Fifteen-spined stickleback
Spinachia spinachia
Pencil-thin fish with a long tubular snout and a row of 14-17 tiny free spines along the back; mottled olive-brown colouring lets it hover almost motionless among kelp fronds, nearly invisible.
Usually seen at
3-14 m (median 8 m)
Size
Medium (10–50 cm)
Habitat
Kelp
Behaviour
Solitary, Hovering
Where it's seen
Occurrence records around the UK & north-east Atlantic (OBIS). The ringed marker is the PEBL filming site.
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