Ninespine Stickleback
Pungitius pungitius
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 649
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Ninespine stickleback”.