NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subfamily

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Engraulidae
  Suborder - Clupeoidei
  Order - Clupeiformes
  Superorder - Clupeomorpha
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Engraulis
      Genus - Anchoa
      Genus - Anchoviella
      Genus - Cetengraulis
      Genus - Lycengraulis
      Genus - Stolephorus
      Genus - Encrasicholina
      Genus - Anchovia
      Genus - Jurengraulis
      Genus - Pterengraulis
      Genus - Amazonsprattus