3-spined stickleback · Gasterosteus aculeatus

3-spined stickleback in the Jubilee River

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 4.9 cm

The largest 3-spined stickleback measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Jubilee River was 4.9 cm, recorded at Taplow on 23 August 2010.

Across 1,286 measured 3-spined stickleback, the median measured length was 3.3 cm.

RiverFish uses Environment Agency survey measurements rather than rod-and-line angling records. These figures show fish measured during EA surveys of the Jubilee River.

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Most recent observation23 August 2013Taplow · 294 fish

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 4.9 cm
Median length: 3.3 cm
Fish measured: 1,286
Survey locations: 7

Individual EA measurements

Largest measured 3-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
4.9 cm	23 Aug 2010	Taplow	123604
4.5 cm	23 Aug 2013	Taplow	138209
4.4 cm	22 Aug 2005	Taplow	90938
4.3 cm	25 Aug 2009	Taplow	118644
4.3 cm	22 Aug 2005	Taplow	90938
4.3 cm	22 Aug 2005	Taplow	90938
4.2 cm	25 Aug 2009	Taplow	118644
4.2 cm	25 Aug 2009	Taplow	118644
4.2 cm	26 Aug 2008	Conservation Section No 1 (DS)	114164
4.2 cm	22 Aug 2005	Taplow	90938

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

Explore the river

Where 3-spined stickleback were found

Each point marks a survey location with at least one 3-spined stickleback record.

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

Map points are approximate and don’t show fishing access. Check local permissions before visiting.

Place surveyed	First recorded	Last recorded	Visits finding 3-spined stickleback
Taplow	26 Sept 2002	23 Aug 2013	10
Conservation Section No 1 (DS)	26 Sept 2002	21 Aug 2013	6
Black Potts	19 Aug 2003	24 Aug 2010	4
Conservation Section No 2 (US)	26 Sept 2002	23 Aug 2010	6
Upstream of Slough Weir	26 Aug 2002	26 Aug 2009	4
Eton Far Shore	25 Sept 2002	26 Aug 2009	3
Eton Near (North) Shore	25 Sept 2002	25 Sept 2002	1

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

2002–2013

Survey records by year

Each bar shows how many survey visits recorded 3-spined stickleback that year.

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213

Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 1,286 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 1.2 cm
Lower quarter: 3.1 cm
Median: 3.3 cm
Upper quarter: 3.6 cm
Largest: 4.9 cm

0–99 mm

1286

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

More fish in this river

Explore the Jubilee River

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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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