Pungitius hellenicus

Pungitius hellenicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Gasterosteidae
Genus: Pungitius
Species:
P. hellenicus
Binomial name
Pungitius hellenicus

Pungitius hellenicus, the Greek ninespine stickleback or ellinopygósteos, is a species of fish in the family Gasterosteidae. It is endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater spring. It is threatened by habitat loss and considered critically endangered in the International Red List of IUCN, Bern Convention (Appendix III).

  1. ^ Martins, J.; Wiswedel, S. (2015). "Pungitius hellenicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18875A19928983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T18875A19928983.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.