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Amur stickleback

Pungitius sinensis (Guichenot, 1869)

Status not recordedbony fish

The amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis) is a species in the family Gasterosteidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the amur stickleback

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the amur stickleback live?

Not recorded

Is the amur stickleback endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the amur stickleback classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyGasterosteidae
  6. genusPungitius
  7. SpeciesPungitius sinensis (Guichenot, 1869)

Synonyms Gasterosteus japonicus, Gasterosteus sinensis, Gasterosteus wosnesenjenskyi, Pungitius kaibarae, Pungitius pungitius sinensis, Pungitius sinensis kaibarae, Pungitius sinensis sinensis, Pygosteus kaibarae, Pygosteus pungitius sinensis, Pygosteus sinensis, Pygosteus steindachneri

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Chinese ninespine sticklebackEnglish
  • koljuška čínskáCzech
  • Zehnstachliger stichlingGerman
  • ÉpinochetteFrench
  • トミヨJapanese
  • 가시고기Korean
  • Esganagata-chinesaPortuguese
  • Амурская колюшкаRussian
  • Колючка амурськаUkrainian
  • 中华多刺鱼Chinese
  • koljuška japonskáCzech
  • ミナミトミヨJapanese
  • TomiyoJapanese
  • Китайская колюшкаRussian
  • Амурская (китайская) девятииглая колюшкаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the amur stickleback

Other species in the same genus Pungitius.

Spanny

Pungitius pungitius

GasterosteidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the amur stickleback?

The amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis) belongs to the family Gasterosteidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/amur-stickleback

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BibTeX
@misc{amur_stickleback_2026,
  title = {Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/amur-stickleback},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}