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 - Atherinomorinae
  Family - Atherinidae
  Suborder - Atherinoidei
  Order - Atheriniformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Atherinomorus stipes
      Species - Atherinomorus insularum
      Species - Atherinomorus lacunosus
      Species - Atherinomorus duodecimalis
      Species - Atherinomorus endrachtensis
      Species - Atherinomorus aetholepis
      Species - Atherinomorus capricornensis
      Species - Atherinomorus vaigiensis
      Species - Atherinomorus regina