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Smoothtail ninespine stickleback (Pungitius laevis)
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Smoothtail ninespine stickleback (Pungitius laevis) specimen
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Gasterosteidae

Smoothtail ninespine stickleback

Pungitius laevis

Eight Centimeters Stickleback of European Waters

  • Temperate
  • Coastal
  • Regional distribution
  • Europe
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Smoothtail ninespine stickleback is known from Euorope as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Maximum length
8 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Euorope: coastal areas of western Europe from Netherlands to the Garonne drainage (France), Ireland and southern Great Britain.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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