Sakhalin stickleback

The Sakhalin stickleback (Pungitius tymensis) is a fish of the family Gasterosteidae. It is a freshwater benthopelagic fish, that grows up to 7.0 cm in length. It is endemic to the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhalin.

Sakhalin stickleback
Sakhalin stickleback (Pungitius tymensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Gasterosteiformes
Family:
Gasterosteidae
Genus:
Pungitius
Species:
P. tymensis
Binomial name
Pungitius tymensis
(A. M. Nikolskii, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Gasterosteus tymensis A. M. Nikolskii, 1889
  • Pungitius pungitius tymensis (A. M. Nikolskii, 1889)
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