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: 2015

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Paralichthyidae
  Suborder - Pleuronectoidei
  Order - Pleuronectiformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Citharichthys sordidus
      Species - Citharichthys stigmaeus
      Species - Citharichthys amblybregmatus
      Species - Citharichthys arctifrons
      Species - Citharichthys arenaceus
      Species - Citharichthys cornutus
      Species - Citharichthys dinoceros
      Species - Citharichthys gymnorhinus
      Species - Citharichthys macrops
      Species - Citharichthys spilopterus
      Species - Citharichthys xanthostigma
      Species - Citharichthys fragilis
      Species - Citharichthys abbotti
      Species - Citharichthys gilberti
      Species - Citharichthys gnathus
      Species - Citharichthys gordae
      Species - Citharichthys mariajorisae
      Species - Citharichthys minutus
      Species - Citharichthys platophrys
      Species - Citharichthys stampflii
      Species - Citharichthys surinamensis
      Species - Citharichthys uhleri
      Species - Citharichthys valdezi
      Species - Citharichthys darwini