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: 2003

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Species - Naso unicornis
      Species - Naso annulatus
      Species - Naso brevirostris
      Species - Naso hexacanthus
      Species - Naso lituratus
      Species - Naso lopezi
      Species - Naso vlamingii
      Species - Naso tuberosus
      Species - Naso fageni
      Species - Naso thorpei
      Species - Naso thynnoides
      Species - Naso brachycentron
      Species - Naso caeruleacauda
      Species - Naso caesius
      Species - Naso maculatus
      Species - Naso minor
      Species - Naso reticulatus
      Species - Naso unicolor
      Species - Naso mcdadei
      Species - Naso elegans
      Species - Naso tongonus