Sakhalin stickleback (Pungitius tymensis)

Scientific name: Pungitius tymensis Nikolskii, 1889

Sakhalin stickleback (Pungitius tymensis)

The Sakhalin stickleback (Pungitius tymensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Gasterosteidae. Native range: Asia, Hokkaido, Japan and Sakhalin, Russian Federation.

Biology

Adults inhabit weedy streams. Males build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited just above the bottom.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pungitius tymensis
Family
Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)
Order
Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks and Seamoths)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Asia: Hokkaido, Japan and Sakhalin, Russian Federation.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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