Gasterosteoidei

Gasterosteoidei
Temporal range:
Three-spined sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gasterosteoidei
Pietsch,1978
Type species
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Families

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Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes the sticklebacks and relatives. It belongs to the order Perciformes.