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 - Hypoatherina harringtonensis
      Species - Hypoatherina ovalaua
      Species - Hypoatherina barnesi
      Species - Hypoatherina temminckii
      Species - Hypoatherina valenciennei
      Species - Hypoatherina crenolepis
      Species - Hypoatherina tropicalis
      Species - Hypoatherina tsurugae
      Species - Hypoatherina woodwardi