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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks and seamoths) > Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)
Etymology: Pungitius: Latin, pungitius = prickling (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; pelagic-neritic. Temperate, preferred ?

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Northwest Pacific: southeastern part of Sakhalin Island, Russia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86731)

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This species is distinguished from its congeners in having the following set of characters: membranes of dorsal-fin spines darkly pigmented (in specimens greater than 17 mm SL); spawning males with lower part of head and abdomen darkly pigmented; membranes of dorsal-fin spines black; membranes of pelvic-fin spine blue and white; pelvic-fin spine dark with lightly pigmented tip; anal-fin spine dark at base, blue and white distally; numerous small black dots on membranes between rays of dorsal and anal fins, resulting in an overall dark-grey coloration; no anteroventral branch of ectocoracoid (ectocoracoids not extending beneath junction of cleithra); no ascending branch on pelvic skeleton; modal number of dorsal-fin spines 10; presence of caudal peduncle keel (4-6 scutes), no lateral scutes on trunk absent; pelvic-fin spine with smooth lateral margins; posterior margin of caudal fin rounded (Ref. 86731).

Males build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited (Ref. 205).

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Males build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited (Ref. 205).

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Shedko, S.V., M.B. Shedko and T.W. Pietsch, 2005. Pungitius polyakovi sp n., a new species of ninespine sticklebask (Gasterosteiformes, Gasterosteidae) from southern Sakhalin Island. pp. 223-233. In Storozhenko & Yu (ed). Flora and Fauna of Sakhalin Island... Part 2. pp. 1-250. Flora and Fauna of Sakhalin Island: 223-233. (Ref. 86731)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Near Threatened (NT)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Pungitius polyakovi Shedko, Shedko & Pietsch, 2005