Gasterosteidae

Japan Sea stickleback

Gasterosteus nipponicus

Fish Reaching Seven Point Two Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

• Tropical
• Coastal
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Gasterosteus nipponicus is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gasterosteidae, the sticklebacks. This species is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.