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Ninespine stickleback
Species of fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Gasterosteidae |
Genus: | Pungitius |
Species: | P. pungitius |
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Pungitius pungitius | |
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