| Amur stickleback | |
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| 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) |
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Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis) is a species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae. Freshwater / brackishwater / marine benthopelagic fish, up to 6.5 (sometime 8-9 cm) length. Widespread in Asia: Korean peninsula, Japan, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka peninsula, and the basin of the Amur River.