Pungitius kaibarae (Tanaka, 1915)
Kyoto 9-spine stickleback, Kyoto ninespine stickleback, Amur stickleback
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Pygosteus kaibarae Tanaka, 1915 (original combination); Pungitius sinensis kaibarae (Tanaka, 1915)
May be a synonym of the Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis) (Hwang et al. 2012) or another congener (i.e. member of the same genus).
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1960's (source)
Distribution
Kichisho-in (southwest of Kyoto), Honshu, Japan
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: ZUMT 8197
Type Locality: Kichisho-in, southwest of Kyoto, Japan.
Syntypes: ZUMT 59848-54 (7)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Tanaka, S. (1915). Ten new species of Japanese fishes. Dobutsugaku Zasshi 27(no. 325): 565-568.
Other references:
Hwang, D. S., Song, H. B. and Lee, J. S. (2012). Complete mitochondrial genome of the Amur stickleback Pungitius kaibarae (Gasterosteiformes, Gasterosteidae). Mitochondrial DNA 23(4): 313-4. [Abstract]
Tanaka, S. Hirai, K. and Den, S. (1982). The comparison of morphology with P. kaibarae from Kyoto and discovered from Korea 8: 70-72. (in Japanese)