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 - Blenniidae
  Suborder - Blennioidei
  Order - Perciformes
  Superorder - Acanthopterygii
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Petroscirtes ancylodon
      Species - Petroscirtes breviceps
      Species - Petroscirtes fallax
      Species - Petroscirtes lupus
      Species - Petroscirtes marginatus
      Species - Petroscirtes mitratus
      Species - Petroscirtes springeri
      Species - Petroscirtes thepassii
      Species - Petroscirtes variabilis
      Species - Petroscirtes xestus