| Current rank | : | Gasterosteoidei (Suborder) | |
Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (14 Mar 2025). [inferred] |
| Former rank | : | Gasterosteiformes (Order) Gill, 1872 | |
Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 86. [inferred] |
| Former rank | : | Gasterosteoidei (Suborder) | |
Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 31 ("similar to Gasterosteoidei in other classifications, but excluding Indostomidae"). |
| Former rank | : | Gasterosteoidei (Suborder) | |
Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 86; 19 Feb 2025. [inferred] |