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

  Subfamily - Mastacembelinae
  Family - Mastacembelidae
  Suborder - Mastacembeloidei
  Order - Synbranchiformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Macrognathus aculeatus
      Species - Macrognathus maculatus
      Species - Macrognathus caudiocellatus
      Species - Macrognathus circumcinctus
      Species - Macrognathus keithi
      Species - Macrognathus malabaricus
      Species - Macrognathus morehensis
      Species - Macrognathus pancalus
      Species - Macrognathus semiocellatus
      Species - Macrognathus siamensis
      Species - Macrognathus zebrinus
      Species - Macrognathus aral
      Species - Macrognathus guentheri
      Species - Macrognathus meklongensis