Igama elithi "Gasterosteus" liwuhlobo lwezinhlanzi ngokuvamile ezaziwa ngokuthi ama-sticklebacks. Leli gama lisuselwa egameni lesiGreki elithi "gaster" elisho isisu kanye nelithi "osteos" elisho ithambo, okubhekiselwe kumapuleti angamathambo asesiswini senhlanzi.
