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 - Cichlidae
  Suborder - Labroidei
  Order - Perciformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Geophagus brasiliensis
      Species - Geophagus steindachneri
      Species - Geophagus surinamensis
      Species - Geophagus argyrostictus
      Species - Geophagus brachybranchus
      Species - Geophagus brokopondo
      Species - Geophagus camopiensis
      Species - Geophagus crassilabris
      Species - Geophagus grammepareius
      Species - Geophagus harreri
      Species - Geophagus iporangensis
      Species - Geophagus itapicuruensis
      Species - Geophagus megasema
      Species - Geophagus obscurus
      Species - Geophagus pellegrini
      Species - Geophagus proximus
      Species - Geophagus taeniopareius
      Species - Geophagus abalios
      Species - Geophagus dicrozoster
      Species - Geophagus winemilleri