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 - Mugilidae
  Order - Mugiliformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Valamugil buchanani
      Species - Valamugil cunnesius
      Species - Valamugil robustus
      Species - Valamugil seheli
      Species - Valamugil engeli
      Species - Valamugil perusii
      Species - Valamugil formosae
      Species - Valamugil speigleri