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 - Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
      Species - Ctenochaetus strigosus
      Species - Ctenochaetus striatus
      Species - Ctenochaetus binotatus
      Species - Ctenochaetus marginatus
      Species - Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus
      Species - Ctenochaetus tominiensis
      Species - Ctenochaetus truncatus