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: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Melanotaeniidae
  Suborder - Atherinoidei
  Order - Atheriniformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Chilatherina alleni
      Species - Chilatherina axelrodi
      Species - Chilatherina bleheri
      Species - Chilatherina bulolo
      Species - Chilatherina campsi
      Species - Chilatherina crassispinosa
      Species - Chilatherina fasciata
      Species - Chilatherina lorentzii
      Species - Chilatherina pricei
      Species - Chilatherina sentaniensis