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 - Soleidae
  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 - Heteromycteris capensis
      Species - Heteromycteris oculus
      Species - Heteromycteris hartzfeldii
      Species - Heteromycteris matsubarai
      Species - Heteromycteris proboscideus
      Species - Heteromycteris japonicus