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)