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 - Lophiidae
  Suborder - Lophioidei
  Order - Lophiiformes
  Superorder - Paracanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Lophius americanus
      Species - Lophius gastrophysus
      Species - Lophius piscatorius
      Species - Lophius budegassa
      Species - Lophius litulon
      Species - Lophius vomerinus
      Species - Lophius lugubris