Kalmar "Gasterosteidae" shine ainihin sunan kimiyya da aka yi amfani da shi wajen rarraba kifi. Yana nufin dangin ƙananan kifi da aka fi sani da sticklebacks.Ma'anar Gasterosteidae ita ce kamar haka: "iyali na kananan kifi (oda Gasterosteiformes) wanda ya ƙunshi sandal baya, yana da jerin spines tare da baya. kuma yana faruwa a cikin ruwan gishiri da mahalli na ruwa."
