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Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Pungitius pungitius

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Nine-spined Stickleback

Also known as: Barnstickle, Barnystickle, Barnytickle, Branchy, Branstickle, Doctor, Ninespine Stickleback

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Benthopelagic

Depth

0–110 m

Max size

9 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

5 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

—

Order

Gasterosteiformes

Family

Gasterosteidae

Where to find it

occasional

BelgiumGermany

Other species in Gasterosteidae

Fifteen-Spined Stickleback (Spinachia spinachia)

Spinachia spinachia

Fifteen-Spined Stickleback

Three-Spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Three-Spined Stickleback

Culaea inconstans

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