Southern ninespine stickleback (Pungitius platygaster)

Scientific name: Pungitius platygaster Kessler, 1859

Southern ninespine stickleback (Pungitius platygaster)

The Southern ninespine stickleback (Pungitius platygaster) is a freshwater fish of the family Gasterosteidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 11. Distinguished uniquely from its congeners in Europe by having large lateral scutes. Differs further from other members of the genus by the combination of the following characters: side of caudal peduncle without keel; and dorsal fin with 8-11 spines.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pungitius platygaster
Family
Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)
Order
Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks and Seamoths)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe and Asia: Lower courses of rivers draining to northern shore of Black, Caspian and Aral Sea basins, Danube drainage as far upstream as Belgrade; isolated populations in Axios and Aliakmon drainages (Greece); upper Tobol system (Ob drainage), Lake Issyk-kul basin (Kyrgyzstan) and Sarysu drainage (central Kazakhstan).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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