3-spined stickleback · Gasterosteus aculeatus

3-spined stickleback in the Pipp Brook

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 4.4 cm

The largest 3-spined stickleback measured in Environment Agency surveys of the Pipp Brook was 4.4 cm, recorded at Sondes Place Farm on 25 September 2007.

Across 27 measured 3-spined stickleback, the median measured length was 3.6 cm.

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

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Most recent observation11 September 2019Upstream Pixham Pumping Station · 4 fish

Largest measured 3-spined stickleback: 4.4 cm
Median length: 3.6 cm
Fish measured: 27
Survey locations: 2

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
4.4 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
4.4 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
4.3 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
4.3 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
4.2 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
4.1 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
4.1 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
3.8 cm	29 Sept 2016	Upstream Pixham Pumping Station	149531
3.8 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975
3.7 cm	25 Sept 2007	Sondes Place Farm	106975

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
Upstream Pixham Pumping Station	30 Oct 2012	11 Sept 2019	3
Sondes Place Farm	31 Jul 1986	8 Oct 2012	4

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

1986–2019

Survey records by year

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

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Fish measured by surveyors

Measured length distribution

See how the 27 measured fish were spread across different length ranges.

Smallest: 2.5 cm
Lower quarter: 3.2 cm
Median: 3.6 cm
Upper quarter: 4 cm
Largest: 4.4 cm

0–99 mm

Lengths are direct survey measurements rather than anglers’ catches.

More fish in this river

Explore the Pipp Brook

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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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