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 - Paralichthys dentatus
      Species - Paralichthys albigutta
      Species - Paralichthys brasiliensis
      Species - Paralichthys lethostigma
      Species - Paralichthys oblongus
      Species - Paralichthys squamilentus
      Species - Paralichthys triocellatus
      Species - Paralichthys tropicus
      Species - Paralichthys californicus
      Species - Paralichthys olivaceus
      Species - Paralichthys adspersus
      Species - Paralichthys aestuarius
      Species - Paralichthys delfini
      Species - Paralichthys fernandezianus
      Species - Paralichthys isosceles
      Species - Paralichthys microps
      Species - Paralichthys patagonicus
      Species - Paralichthys woolmani
      Species - Paralichthys orbignyanus