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Pungitius tymensis (Nikolskii, 1889) Sakhalin stickleback |
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photo by
Keivany, Y. |
| Family: | Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts) | |||
| Max. size: | 7 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Hokkaido, Japan and Sakhalin, Russian Federation. | |||
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| Biology: | Adults inhabit weedy streams. Males build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited just above the bottom (Ref. 205, 50519). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 05 October 2016 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||