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Also Known As Gasterosteiformes

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Lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)
stickleback
gasterosteiform
leafy sea dragon
Illustration of a three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), a small fish with three prominent dorsal spines, a streamlined body, and mottled green and brown coloring, shown with a scale bar for size reference.
Illustration of a lined sea horse (Hippocampus erectus) shown in profile with a curled tail, textured body, and a scale bar indicating its size as approximately 2 inches or 5 centimeters long.
pipefish
trumpetfish
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