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 - Hemiramphinae
  Family - Hemiramphidae
  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 - Hemiramphus brasiliensis
      Species - Hemiramphus balao
      Species - Hemiramphus bermudensis
      Species - Hemiramphus saltator
      Species - Hemiramphus depauperatus
      Species - Hemiramphus far
      Species - Hemiramphus marginatus
      Species - Hemiramphus robustus
      Species - Hemiramphus archipelagicus
      Species - Hemiramphus lutkei