NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Marcusenius
  Family - Mormyridae
  Superfamily - Mormyroidea
  Suborder - Osteoglossoidei
  Order - Osteoglossiformes
  Superorder - Osteoglossomorpha
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Marcusenius macrolepidotus macrolepidotus
      Subspecies - Marcusenius macrolepidotus angolensis