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 - Characidae
  Order - Characiformes
  Superorder - Ostariophysi
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Gephyrocharax atracaudatus
      Species - Gephyrocharax caucanus
      Species - Gephyrocharax chaparae
      Species - Gephyrocharax chocoensis
      Species - Gephyrocharax intermedius
      Species - Gephyrocharax major
      Species - Gephyrocharax martae
      Species - Gephyrocharax melanocheir
      Species - Gephyrocharax sinuensis
      Species - Gephyrocharax valencia
      Species - Gephyrocharax venezuelae
      Species - Gephyrocharax whaleri