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 - Scarinae
  Family - Scaridae
  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 - Scarus coeruleus
      Species - Scarus coelestinus
      Species - Scarus guacamaia
      Species - Scarus taeniopterus
      Species - Scarus vetula
      Species - Scarus dubius
      Species - Scarus oviceps
      Species - Scarus schlegeli
      Species - Scarus flavipectoralis
      Species - Scarus dimidiatus
      Species - Scarus globiceps
      Species - Scarus koputea
      Species - Scarus longipinnis
      Species - Scarus prasiognathos
      Species - Scarus rivulatus
      Species - Scarus spinus
      Species - Scarus tricolor
      Species - Scarus frenatus
      Species - Scarus ghobban
      Species - Scarus niger
      Species - Scarus scaber
      Species - Scarus psittacus
      Species - Scarus rubroviolaceus
      Species - Scarus altipinnis
      Species - Scarus arabicus
      Species - Scarus caudofasciatus
      Species - Scarus chameleon
      Species - Scarus chinensis
      Species - Scarus collana
      Species - Scarus compressus
      Species - Scarus falcipinnis
      Species - Scarus fuscopurpureus
      Species - Scarus gracilis
      Species - Scarus hoefleri
      Species - Scarus hypselopterus
      Species - Scarus iseri
      Species - Scarus obishime
      Species - Scarus ovifrons
      Species - Scarus perrico
      Species - Scarus persicus
      Species - Scarus quoyi
      Species - Scarus russelii
      Species - Scarus viridifucatus
      Species - Scarus xanthopleura
      Species - Scarus zufar
      Species - Scarus ferrugineus
      Species - Scarus barffi
      Species - Scarus cruciensis
      Species - Scarus festivus
      Species - Scarus forresti
      Species - Scarus forskael
      Species - Scarus forsteni
      Species - Scarus francisci
      Species - Scarus fuscocaudalis
      Species - Scarus lydiae
      Species - Scarus pahoro
      Species - Scarus psittacuscaroli
      Species - Scarus rufescens
      Species - Scarus scarpellonis
      Species - Scarus sophiae
      Species - Scarus teatae
      Species - Scarus teresae
      Species - Scarus trispinosus
      Species - Scarus zelindae