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

      Direct Children

      Species - Istiblennius zebra
      Species - Istiblennius bellus
      Species - Istiblennius edentulus
      Species - Istiblennius flaviumbrinus
      Species - Istiblennius lineatus
      Species - Istiblennius unicolor
      Species - Istiblennius colei
      Species - Istiblennius dussumieri
      Species - Istiblennius enosimae
      Species - Istiblennius meleagris
      Species - Istiblennius muelleri
      Species - Istiblennius pox
      Species - Istiblennius rivulatus
      Species - Istiblennius spilotus
      Species - Istiblennius steindachneri