Gasterosteidae

10 species in this family

The Gasterosteidae family includes 10 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Amur ninespine stickleback

Pungitius sinensis

Gasterosteidae

Aral stickleback

Pungitius platygaster

Gasterosteidae

Banstickle

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Gasterosteidae

Barnstickle (Pungitius pungitius)

Gasterosteidae

Barnstickle (Apeltes quadracus)

Gasterosteidae

Barnstickle (Gasterosteus wheatlandi)

Gasterosteidae

Brook stickleback

Culaea inconstans

Gasterosteidae

Fifteen-spine stickleback

Spinachia spinachia

Gasterosteidae

Sakhalin ninespine stickleback

Pungitius tymensis

Gasterosteidae

Smallhead stickleback

Gasterosteus microcephalus

Gasterosteidae