NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2003

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Narcinidae
  Order - Torpediniformes
  Superorder - Euselachii
  Subclass - Elasmobranchii
  Class - Chondrichthyes
  Superclass - Chondrichthyes
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Narcine brasiliensis
      Species - Narcine bentuviai
      Species - Narcine brunnea
      Species - Narcine timlei
      Species - Narcine maculata
      Species - Narcine prodorsalis
      Species - Narcine rierai
      Species - Narcine schmitti
      Species - Narcine vermiculatus
      Species - Narcine westraliensis
      Species - Narcine bancroftii
      Species - Narcine insolita
      Species - Narcine lasti
      Species - Narcine leoparda
      Species - Narcine oculifera