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 - Centropominae
  Family - Centropomidae
  Suborder - Percoidei
  Order - Perciformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Centropomus ensiferus
      Species - Centropomus parallelus
      Species - Centropomus pectinatus
      Species - Centropomus undecimalis
      Species - Centropomus unionensis
      Species - Centropomus nigrescens
      Species - Centropomus robalito
      Species - Centropomus mexicanus
      Species - Centropomus poeyi
      Species - Centropomus armatus
      Species - Centropomus medius
      Species - Centropomus viridis