Ninespine Stickleback
Pungitius pungitius
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The ninespine stickleback, 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.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Gasterosteidae
- Genus
- Pungitius