10-spined stickleback · Pungitius pungitius

10-spined stickleback in the Holland Brook (Main Reaches)

Largest measured 10-spined stickleback: 5.3 cm

The largest 10-spined stickleback measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Holland Brook (Main Reaches) was 5.3 cm, recorded at Holland Bridge on 10 October 1996.

Across 7 measured 10-spined stickleback, the median measured length was 4.9 cm.

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the Holland Brook (Main Reaches).

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Most recent observation16 October 1996Thorpe STW · 2 fish

Largest measured 10-spined stickleback: 5.3 cm
Median length: 4.9 cm
Fish measured: 7
Survey locations: 3

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured 10-spined stickleback

The largest individual measurements in this river and species dataset. Equal measurements are retained as separate surveyed fish.

Length	Survey date	Survey location	Survey ID
5.3 cm	10 Oct 1996	Holland Bridge	14635
4.9 cm	15 Oct 1996	Railway Bridge	14638
4.9 cm	10 Oct 1996	Holland Bridge	14635
4.9 cm	10 Oct 1996	Holland Bridge	14635
4 cm	16 Oct 1996	Thorpe STW	14639
3.9 cm	15 Oct 1996	Railway Bridge	14638
3.8 cm	16 Oct 1996	Thorpe STW	14639

Lengths are direct survey measurements. RiverFish does not estimate fish weights from length.

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Where 10-spined stickleback were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one 10-spined stickleback record.

Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.

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Place surveyed	First recorded	Last recorded	Visits finding 10-spined stickleback
Thorpe STW	16 Oct 1996	16 Oct 1996	1
Railway Bridge	15 Oct 1996	15 Oct 1996	1
Holland Bridge	10 Oct 1996	10 Oct 1996	1

Choose a point or table row to see the location. More survey visits can mean more records, but not necessarily more fish.

1996–1996

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded 10-spined stickleback that year.

396

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 7 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 3.8 cm
Lower quarter: 4 cm
Median: 4.9 cm
Upper quarter: 4.9 cm
Largest: 5.3 cm

0–99 mm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

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Before you fish

Good to know

These are past survey records, so the fish present today may be different. Map points are approximate—check local access, permissions and fishing rules before visiting.

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