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 - Menidiinae
  Family - Atherinopsidae
  Order - Atheriniformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Menidia beryllina
      Species - Menidia menidia
      Species - Menidia conchorum
      Species - Menidia peninsulae
      Species - Menidia extensa
      Species - Menidia clarkhubbsi
      Species - Menidia colei