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 - Chirostoma jordani
      Species - Chirostoma aculeatum
      Species - Chirostoma arge
      Species - Chirostoma attenuatum
      Species - Chirostoma bartoni
      Species - Chirostoma chapalae
      Species - Chirostoma charari
      Species - Chirostoma consocium
      Species - Chirostoma estor
      Species - Chirostoma grandocule
      Species - Chirostoma humboldtianum
      Species - Chirostoma labarcae
      Species - Chirostoma lucius
      Species - Chirostoma melanoccus
      Species - Chirostoma patzcuaro
      Species - Chirostoma promelas
      Species - Chirostoma riojai
      Species - Chirostoma sphyraena
      Species - Chirostoma zirahuen
      Species - Chirostoma copandaro
      Species - Chirostoma compressum
      Species - Chirostoma reseratum