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 - Carapinae
  Family - Carapidae
  Suborder - Ophidioidei
  Order - Ophidiiformes
  Superorder - Paracanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Encheliophis gracilis
      Species - Encheliophis vermicularis
      Species - Encheliophis sagamianus
      Species - Encheliophis punctatus
      Species - Encheliophis boraborensis
      Species - Encheliophis homei
      Species - Encheliophis vermiops
      Species - Encheliophis chardewalli