Classification / NamesCommon names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | CloffaActinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Gasterosteiformes(Sticklebacks and seamoths) > Gasterosteidae(Sticklebacks and tubesnouts)Etymology: Pungitius: Latin, pungitius = prickling (Ref. 45335). Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution rangeFreshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 55°N - 42°N, 141°E - 145°EAsia: Hokkaido, Japan and Sakhalin, Russian Federation. Size / Weight / AgeMaturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmMax length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2058) Adults inhabit weedy streams. Males build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited just above the bottom (Ref. 205, 50519). Life cycle and mating behaviorMaturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | LarvaeMales build, guard and aerate the nest where the eggs are deposited (Ref. 205). Reshetnikov, Y.S., 2003. Atlas of Russian freshwater fishes, Vol. 2. Moscow Nauka. (Ref. 50519)IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 120744)CITES (Ref. 118484) Threat to humansReferencesAquacultureAquaculture profileStrainsGeneticsAllele frequenciesHeritabilityDiseasesProcessingMass conversionEstimates based on modelsPhylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805= 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00437 (0.00181 - 0.01052), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.2 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relativesResilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec < 1,000). Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100) .