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

  Subfamily - Atherinopsinae
  Family - Atherinopsidae
  Order - Atheriniformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Odontesthes regia
      Species - Odontesthes bonariensis
      Species - Odontesthes argentinensis
      Species - Odontesthes brevianalis
      Species - Odontesthes gracilis
      Species - Odontesthes hatcheri
      Species - Odontesthes humensis
      Species - Odontesthes incisa
      Species - Odontesthes mauleanum
      Species - Odontesthes mirinensis
      Species - Odontesthes nigricans
      Species - Odontesthes perugiae
      Species - Odontesthes platensis
      Species - Odontesthes retropinnis
      Species - Odontesthes smitti
      Species - Odontesthes bicudo
      Species - Odontesthes ledae
      Species - Odontesthes orientalis
      Species - Odontesthes piquava