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Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ninespine stickleback
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Russian Federation country information

Common names: Devyatiiglaya kolyushka, Nine-spined stickleback
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: Morrow, J.E., 1980
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the basins of the Baltic and White seas, Murman coast, Kolguev, and Novaya Zemlya, Acrtic Ocean basin in Siberia, Anadyr, Kamchatka and Bering I. (Ref. 2058). May be abundant at certain times of the year that natives of Siberia catch them for human or dog food (Ref. 27547). This has been translocated to areas within the country, rapidly expanded its range and is now widely established (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 683. Sakhalin (Ref. 37812). Also Ref. 55804. EurRus
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Reshetnikov, Y.S., N.G. Bogutskaya, E.D. Vasil'eva, E.A. Dorofeeva, A.M. Naseka, O.A. Popova, K.A. Savvaitova, V.G. Sideleva and L.I. Sokolov, 1997
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Common names from other countries

Épinochette, Spawnytickle, Épinoche à neuf épines, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Gasterosteoidei (Sticklebacks) > Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)
Etymology: Pungitius: Name meaning one that pricks.
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Issue
Name often misapplied for Pungitius laevis (Cuvier, 1829) that replaces Pungitius pungitius in nothwesternmost Europe.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bentopelagisk; anadrom (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - 110 m (Ref. 58426), usually 70 - 77 m (Ref. 1998).   Boreal; 10°C - 20°C (Ref. 1672); 82°N - 35°N, 180°W - 180°E

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