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iNat·1303586SuborderActinopterygii19,073 field observations
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Sticklebacks and Allies
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Sticklebacks and Allies

Gasterosteoidei

Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes the sticklebacks and relatives, the 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies this suborder within the order Scorpaeniformes.

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3 branches of this suborder, most-observed first · about 24 known species

Sticklebacks

familyGasterosteidae

Tubesnouts

familyAulorhynchidae

Sand Eels

familyHypoptychidae

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