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 - Oreochromis mossambicus
      Species - Oreochromis urolepis
      Species - Oreochromis aureus
      Species - Oreochromis macrochir
      Species - Oreochromis niloticus
      Species - Oreochromis amphimelas
      Species - Oreochromis andersonii
      Species - Oreochromis angolensis
      Species - Oreochromis chungruruensis
      Species - Oreochromis esculentus
      Species - Oreochromis grahami
      Species - Oreochromis karomo
      Species - Oreochromis karongae
      Species - Oreochromis korogwe
      Species - Oreochromis latilabris
      Species - Oreochromis lidole
      Species - Oreochromis malagarasi
      Species - Oreochromis mortimeri
      Species - Oreochromis mweruensis
      Species - Oreochromis ndalalani
      Species - Oreochromis pangani
      Species - Oreochromis placidus
      Species - Oreochromis rukwaensis
      Species - Oreochromis saka
      Species - Oreochromis salinicola
      Species - Oreochromis schwebischi
      Species - Oreochromis shiranus
      Species - Oreochromis spilurus
      Species - Oreochromis squamipinnis
      Species - Oreochromis tanganicae
      Species - Oreochromis upembae
      Species - Oreochromis ismailiaensis
      Species - Oreochromis jipe
      Species - Oreochromis alcalica
      Species - Oreochromis lepidurus
      Species - Oreochromis leucostictus
      Species - Oreochromis variabilis