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Ninespine Stickleback
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P. pungitius
Binomial name
Pungitius pungitius

Ninespine Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), also called 10 spined stickleback, is a [freshwater] [species] of fish that inhabits temperate waters. Widely but locally distributed in the UK & Wales. The number of spines can vary from 8 to 12. Like the 3 spined stickleback, the male ninespined stickleback builds a nest in which the female lays eggs. rds