Species
Least Concernninespine stickleback
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyGasterosteidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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- P. pungitius
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The ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), also called the ten-spined stickleback, is a freshwater species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae that inhabits temperate waters. It is widely but locally distributed throughout Eurasia and North America. Despite its name, the number of spines can vary from 8 to 12.
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Turkey
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Animal taxa named by Carl LinnaeusCommons link from WikidataFauna of the Holarctic realmFish described in 1758Fish of CanadaFish of JapanFish of the Great LakesFreshwater fish of EuropeFreshwater fish of North AmericaFreshwater fish of the ArcticIUCN Red List least concern speciesPungitiusTaxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDsTaxonbars with automatically added original combinations