. . "small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research"@en-us . . . "prickleback"@en-us . . "01454856-n"^^ . . . . . "0"^^ . "101454856"^^ . "stickleback"@en-us . . "100981326"@en-us . . "101378658"@en-us . . . . "stickleback"^^ . . "0"^^ . . . . . . .