gasterosteiform

English

Noun

gasterosteiform (plural gasterosteiforms)

1. (zoology) Any fish of the order Gasterosteiformes.
   • 2014, Hermann Ehrlich, Biological Materials of Marine Origin: Vertebrates, page 230:

     Dermal plates, which are composed exclusively of bone, are known for representatives of taxa like syngnathiforms, tetraodontiforms and gasterosteiforms.