Amur stickleback

The Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis) is a species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae. This freshwater, brackish water, or marine benthopelagic fish is usually 6.5 cm (up to 9  cm) in length.[1] It is widespread in East Asia: off the Korean peninsula, northeast and north China, Japan, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka peninsula, and the basin of the Amur River.

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)

References
  1. Pungitius sinensis at FishBase


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