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: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Cyprinidae
  Superfamily - Cyprinoidea
  Order - Cypriniformes
  Superorder - Ostariophysi
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Leptocypris modestus
      Species - Leptocypris crossensis
      Species - Leptocypris guineensis
      Species - Leptocypris konkoureensis
      Species - Leptocypris lujae
      Species - Leptocypris niloticus
      Species - Leptocypris taiaensis
      Species - Leptocypris weynsii