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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH > RAY-FINNED FISHES > STICKLEBACKS

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STICKLEBACKS  

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  • Distribution: Northern Hemisphere. Body may be elongate, naked or with bony scutes along the sides. Three to sixteen well-developed isolated dorsal spines preceed a normal dorsal fin having 6-14 rays; caudal fin rays 12-13; a single spine and 1-2 soft rays in the pelvic fin; three branchiostegal rays; circumorbital ring incomplete posteriorly; epineurals present; vertebrae 28-42. About 18 cm maximum length reached in Spinachia spinachia. Sticklebacks have been widely used in scientific studies. Several subspecies are recognized by authors and the family is in need of revision. (en)

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  • 2020-05-07 14:35:16.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (STICKLEBACKS [a0b5e8ee-e164-4713-97b7-a8e5100d5e9c,560025] - RAY-FINNED FISHES [c69cde73-7bd9-489b-a20b-bd23cfb82d92,84365]);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a0b5e8ee-e164-4713-97b7-a8e5100d5e9c

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