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: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Saccopharyngidae
  Suborder - Saccopharyngoidei
  Order - Saccopharyngiformes
  Superorder - Elopomorpha
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Saccopharynx ampullaceus
      Species - Saccopharynx harrisoni
      Species - Saccopharynx hjorti
      Species - Saccopharynx lavenbergi
      Species - Saccopharynx paucovertebratis
      Species - Saccopharynx ramosus
      Species - Saccopharynx schmidti
      Species - Saccopharynx thalassa
      Species - Saccopharynx trilobatus
      Species - Saccopharynx berteli