The Sakhalin stickleback (''Pungitius tymensis'') is a fish of the family
Gasterosteidae Families
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. It is a
freshwater
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benthopelagic fish, that grows up to 7.0 cm in length. It is
endemic to the islands of
Hokkaido and
Sakhalin.
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Sakhalin stickleback
The Sakhalin stickleback (''Pungitius tymensis'') is a fish of the family Gasterosteidae. It is a freshwater Demersal fish, benthopelagic fish, that grows up to 7.0 cm in length. It is Endemism, endemic to the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhali ...
Sakhalin stickleback
The Sakhalin stickleback (''Pungitius tymensis'') is a fish of the family Gasterosteidae. It is a freshwater Demersal fish, benthopelagic fish, that grows up to 7.0 cm in length. It is Endemism, endemic to the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhali ...
Fauna of Sakhalin
Freshwater fish of Japan
Sakhalin stickleback
The Sakhalin stickleback (''Pungitius tymensis'') is a fish of the family Gasterosteidae. It is a freshwater Demersal fish, benthopelagic fish, that grows up to 7.0 cm in length. It is Endemism, endemic to the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhali ...
Taxa named by Alexander Nikolsky
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