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

  Subfamily - Sternoptychinae
  Family - Sternoptychidae
  Suborder - Gonostomatoidei
  Order - Stomiiformes
  Superorder - Stenopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Polyipnus asteroides
      Species - Polyipnus laternatus
      Species - Polyipnus spinosus
      Species - Polyipnus clarus
      Species - Polyipnus aquavitus
      Species - Polyipnus asper
      Species - Polyipnus bruuni
      Species - Polyipnus danae
      Species - Polyipnus elongatus
      Species - Polyipnus fraseri
      Species - Polyipnus indicus
      Species - Polyipnus inermis
      Species - Polyipnus kiwiensis
      Species - Polyipnus latirastrus
      Species - Polyipnus limatulus
      Species - Polyipnus matsubarai
      Species - Polyipnus meteori
      Species - Polyipnus nuttingi
      Species - Polyipnus oluolus
      Species - Polyipnus omphus
      Species - Polyipnus ovatus
      Species - Polyipnus parini
      Species - Polyipnus paxtoni
      Species - Polyipnus polli
      Species - Polyipnus ruggeri
      Species - Polyipnus soelae
      Species - Polyipnus spinifer
      Species - Polyipnus stereope
      Species - Polyipnus surugaensis
      Species - Polyipnus tridentifer
      Species - Polyipnus triphanos
      Species - Polyipnus unispinus