Babies of Nine-spine Stickleback
Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus)

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7 mm size of the
Nine–spine Stickleback
Top, dorsal view; Middle, lateral view; Bottom, ventral view.

8 mm size of the
Nine–spine Stickleback
Top, dorsal view; Middle, lateral view; Bottom, ventral view.

DATA ABOUT SPECIMENS ABOVE

Specimens above caught: August, 1972.
Collection Site: Eastmain River, Québec, Canada.
Collection Depth: Daylight, water-depth: 5 m.
Collection Method: Conical, fine-mesh townet.
Collectors: Department of Fisheries & Oceans, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada.
Illustrations above: Copyright, 2000, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.