Home›Fish›Taxonomy›GasterosteiformesTaxaGasterosteiformesFish OrdersReference and ClassificationVerifiedGasterosteiformes is the traditional order name for the sticklebacks and their relatives. Modern classifications increasingly treat the group instead as the suborder Gasterosteoidei within the much larger order Perciformes, rather than as an independent order.FactsGasterosteiformesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1Taxonomic RankWell-attestedOrder 2GasterosteiformesFilter Results2 entriesCommon GroupAllOther Bony Fish (2)Everyday GroupAllOther Bony Fish (2)HabitatAllIntertidal Zone (2)Lake (2)Open Ocean (2)River (2)Where It LivesAllAlgeria (2)Austria (2)Azerbaijan (2)Belarus (2)Belgium (2)Bulgaria (2)Canada (2)Czechia (2)Denmark (2)Estonia (2)Finland (2)France (2)Georgia (2)Germany (2)Hungary (2)Iceland (2)Iran (2)Ireland (2)Italy (2)Latvia (2)Lithuania (2)Luxembourg (2)Netherlands (2)North America (2)Norway (2)Poland (2)Portugal (2)Romania (2)Serbia (2)Spain (2)Switzerland (2)United Kingdom (2)Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (2)DietAllParasitic (2)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (2)Marine (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (2)Relationship to PeopleAllHunted or Fished (2)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (2)NatureServe RankAllG5 Secure (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Threespine SticklebackGasterosteiformesThree-spined SticklebackGasterosteiformesConnectionsParent Taxon OfThreespine Stickleback, Species Well-attested Source Three-spined stickleback (Wikidata)tier 2Three-spined Stickleback, Species Well-attested Source Three-spined stickleback (Wikidata)tier 2Sources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ212492, descriptionView the Source2. Wikipedia: GasterosteoideiTaxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)In Group: Perch-Like and Related Marine Fish Orders, LeadGasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes the sticklebacks and relatives.View the SourceWikidata: GasterosteiformesWikidata Q212492, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceThree-spined stickleback (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Threespine Stickleback, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Three-spined Stickleback, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.