Southern Nine-spined Stickleback
Pungitius platygaster
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The Ukrainian stickleback also known as the southern ninespine stickleback, southern nine-spined stickleback, Aral stickleback, and pontic stickleback, is a species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae. It inhabits freshwater, brackish, and marine ecosystems from southeastern Europe to central Asia, specifically in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea basins.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Gasterosteidae
- Genus
- Pungitius