- Amur stickleback
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Amur stickleback Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gasterosteiformes Family: Gasterosteidae Genus: Pungitius Species: P. sinensis Binomial name Pungitius sinensis
(Guichenot, 1869)Synonyms - Gasterosteus bussei (non Warpachowski, 1888)
- Gasterosteus sinensis Guichenot, 1869
- Pungitius kaibarae (Tanaka, 1915)
- Pungitius pungitius sinensis (Guichenot, 1869)
- Pungitius sinensis kaibarae (Tanaka, 1915)
- Pungitius sinensis sinensis (Guichenot, 1869)
- Pygosteus kaibarae Tanaka, 1915
- Pygosteus pungitius sinensis (Guichenot, 1869)
- Pygosteus sinensis (Guichenot, 1869)
Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis) is a species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae. Freshwater / brackishwater / marine benthopelagic fish, up to 6.5 (sometime 8-9 cm) length. Widespread in Asia: Korean peninsula, Japan, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka peninsula, and the basin of the Amur River.
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