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: 2003

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Trachichthyidae
  Suborder - Trachichthyoidei
  Order - Beryciformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Paratrachichthys argyrophanus
      Species - Paratrachichthys trailli
      Species - Paratrachichthys atlanticus
      Species - Paratrachichthys fernandezianus
      Species - Paratrachichthys heptalepis
      Species - Paratrachichthys novaezelandicus
      Species - Paratrachichthys prosthemius
      Species - Paratrachichthys pulsator
      Species - Paratrachichthys sajademalensis