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Order Gasterosteiformes

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Order Gasterosteiformes (10 families)

• Family Aulorhynchidae (2 genera, 2 species)
  Tubenose or Tubesnout
  • Genus Aulorhynchus (1 species)
    • Aulorhynchus flavidus
  • Genus Aulichthys (1 species)
    • Aulichthys japonicus
• Family Centriscidae
  Shrimpfish
• Family Gasterosteidae (12 species)
  Stickleback
  • Genus Gasterosteus
    • Gasterosteus aculeatus
      Three-spined Stickleback
  • Genus Pungitius
    • Pungitius pungitius
      Nine-spined Stickleback
  • Genus Culaea
    • Culaea inconstans
      Brook Stickleback
  • Genus Apeltes
    • Apeltes quadracus
      Four-spined Stickleback
  • Genus Spinachia
    • Spinachia spinachia
      Fifteen-spined Stickleback
• Family Syngnathidae (150+ species)
  Pipefish
  Seahorse
  • Genus Hippocampus
    • Hippocampus zosterae
      Dwarf Seahorse
    • Hippocampus ramulosus
    • Hippocampus guttulatus
    • Hippocampus kuda
    • Hippocampus whitei
• Family Indostomidae (1 genus, 1 species)
  Indostomid
• Family Aulostomidae
  Trumpet Fish
  • Genus Aulostomus
    • Aulostomus maculatus
    • Aulostomus chinensis
      Painted Flutemouth
• Family Fistulariidae (4 species)
  Cornetfish
  • Genus Fistularia
    • Fistularia tabarcaria
    • Fistularia villosa
• Family Centriscidae (4 species)
  Shrimpfish or Razor Fish
• Family Macrohamphosidae (12 species)
  Snipefish or Bellowfish
• Family Solenostomidae
  Ghost Pipefish

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