Smegmamorpha

Synonyms

Eel, Swamp

Eels, Swamp

Gasterosteidae

Gasterosteiformes

Mullet

Mullets

Seahorse

Seahorses

Stickleback

Sticklebacks

Swamp Eel

Swamp Eels

Synbranchidae

Group of fish under the superorder Acanthopterygii, separate from the PERCIFORMES, which includes swamp eels, mullets, sticklebacks, seahorses, spiny eels, rainbowfishes, and KILLIFISHES. The name is derived from the six taxa which comprise the group. (From http://www.nanfa.org/articles/Elassoma/elassoma.htm, 8/4/2000)