Body fusiform without scales or variably covered by a series of scutes (rarely absent). From 2 to about 15 free spines in front of the dorsal fin. All relatively small species. Freshwater or coastal marine fishes.
Genera 5, in Clofnam area 3.
Kingdom Animalia Class Osteichthyes Family Gasterosteidae
Scientific synonyms and common names
Family Gasterosteidae
Common names:
Sticklebacks [En] Epinoches [Fr] Espinoso [Es]
Bertin, L. 1929d. Gasterosteidae, Heterosomata Bothidae. In: L. Joubin, ed., Faune ichthyol. Atlant. N., CIEM, Copenhagen: fiches 372-378.
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