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: 2008

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Aphanopodinae
  Family - Trichiuridae
  Suborder - Scombroidei
  Order - Perciformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Benthodesmus simonyi
      Species - Benthodesmus elongatus
      Species - Benthodesmus tenuis
      Species - Benthodesmus macrophthalmus
      Species - Benthodesmus neglectus
      Species - Benthodesmus oligoradiatus
      Species - Benthodesmus papua
      Species - Benthodesmus pacificus
      Species - Benthodesmus suluensis
      Species - Benthodesmus vityazi
      Species - Benthodesmus tuckeri