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 - Melanotaeniidae
  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 - Telmatherina abendanoni
      Species - Telmatherina antoniae
      Species - Telmatherina bonti
      Species - Telmatherina celebensis
      Species - Telmatherina obscura
      Species - Telmatherina opudi
      Species - Telmatherina sarasinorum
      Species - Telmatherina prognatha
      Species - Telmatherina wahjui