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 - Exocoetidae
  Superfamily - Exocoetoidea
  Suborder - Belonoidei
  Order - Beloniformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Cheilopogon nigricans
      Species - Cheilopogon suttoni
      Species - Cheilopogon cyanopterus
      Species - Cheilopogon furcatus
      Species - Cheilopogon melanurus
      Species - Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus
      Species - Cheilopogon heterurus
      Species - Cheilopogon atrisignis
      Species - Cheilopogon abei
      Species - Cheilopogon agoo
      Species - Cheilopogon antoncichi
      Species - Cheilopogon arcticeps
      Species - Cheilopogon dorsomacula
      Species - Cheilopogon intermedius
      Species - Cheilopogon katoptron
      Species - Cheilopogon milleri
      Species - Cheilopogon papilio
      Species - Cheilopogon pitcairnensis
      Species - Cheilopogon spilonotopterus
      Species - Cheilopogon spilopterus
      Species - Cheilopogon unicolor
      Species - Cheilopogon xenopterus
      Species - Cheilopogon rapanouiensis
      Species - Cheilopogon exsiliens