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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Gasterosteidae
Genus: Pungitius
Species:
P. tymensis
Binomial name
Pungitius tymensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Gasterosteus tymensis A. M. Nikolskii, 1889
  • Pungitius pungitius tymensis (A. M. Nikolskii, 1889)

References

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  1. ^ Martins, J.; Wiswedel, S. & Pollom, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Pungitius tymensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19922589A115369857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19922589A19922638.en. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pungitius tymensis". FishBase. August 2022 version.