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 - Gymnotidae
  Suborder - Gymnotoidei
  Order - Gymnotiformes
  Superorder - Ostariophysi
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Gymnotus carapo
      Species - Gymnotus inaequilabiatus
      Species - Gymnotus anguillaris
      Species - Gymnotus arapaima
      Species - Gymnotus bahianus
      Species - Gymnotus cataniapo
      Species - Gymnotus choco
      Species - Gymnotus coatesi
      Species - Gymnotus coropinae
      Species - Gymnotus cylindricus
      Species - Gymnotus diamantinensis
      Species - Gymnotus esmeraldas
      Species - Gymnotus henni
      Species - Gymnotus javari
      Species - Gymnotus jonasi
      Species - Gymnotus maculosus
      Species - Gymnotus mamiraua
      Species - Gymnotus melanopleura
      Species - Gymnotus onca
      Species - Gymnotus panamensis
      Species - Gymnotus pantherinus
      Species - Gymnotus paraguensis
      Species - Gymnotus pedanopterus
      Species - Gymnotus stenoleucus
      Species - Gymnotus sylvius
      Species - Gymnotus tigre
      Species - Gymnotus ucamara