A dialectal or regional name for a small fish, possibly a stickleback or similar freshwater fish.
Of uncertain etymology, possibly a folk or regional name combining elements from Old English or dialectal sources. The exact origin and fish species are unclear.
Banstickle is a regional folk name for a fish that shows how rural communities had dozens of different names for the same creature depending on where you lived.
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