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Gasterosteidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Gasterosteiformes
family
Gasterosteidae

Name

Homonyms
Gasterosteidae
Common names
Common Stickleback in English
Dyglinės in Lithuanian
Esganagatas in Portuguese
Hundestejlefamilien in Danish
Hundestejlefamilien in Danish
Hundestejler in Danish
Ogaliklased in Estonian
Spiggar och besläktade in Swedish
Stichlinge in German
Stichlinge in German
Stickle-backs in English
Sticklebacks in English
Sticklebacks in English
Thorn-backs in English
Thornback in English
Thornbacks in English
ciernikowate in Polish
espinochos in Spanish
espinochos in Spanish
koljuškovití in Czech
piikkikalat in Finnish
piikkikalat in Finnish
spiggfiskar in Swedish
stekelbaarzen in Dutch
stekelbaarzen in Dutch
sticklebacks in English
sticklebacks in English
sticklebacks in English
sticklebacks and tubesnouts in English
stingsildfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
épinoches in French
épinoches in French
Бодливки in Bulgarian
Колючкові in Ukrainian
Колюшковые in Russian
Փշաձկներ in Armenian
トゲウオ科 in Japanese
棘背魚科 in Chinese
Sticklebacks And Allies in English
Sticklebacks And Allies in English
spiggfiskar in Swedish
stingsildfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
stingsildfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
トゲウオ科 in Japanese
Stichlinge in German
Stichlinge in German
Sticklebacks And Tubesnouts in English
Sticklebacks And Tubesnouts in English
spiggfiskar in Swedish
spiggfiskar in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  4. FishBase
  5. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  6. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  7. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  8. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
  9. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  10. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  11. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  12. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  13. WoRMS Editorial Board (2017) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
  14. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
  15. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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