Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   FISH - BONEY   (TELEOSTOMI)
Order   FISH - PERCH-LIKE   (PERCIFORMES)
Family   FISH - SEA BASS AND SEA PERCH   (SERRANIDAE & GRAMMISTIDAE)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ALOPHESTES AFER
Common name:
Scientific name: ANTHIAS ENGELHARDI
Common name:
Scientific name: ANTHIAS TUKA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPHALOPHOLIS ARGUS
Common name: GROUPER - PANTHER
Scientific name: CROMILEPTES ALTIVELIS
Common name: GROUPER - MARBLED
Scientific name: DERMATOLEPIS INERMIS
Common name: SANDPERCH
Scientific name: DIPLECTRUM FORMOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: DIPLECTRUM PACIFICUM
Common name:
Scientific name: EPINEPHELUS ACANTHISTIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EPINEPHELUS AENUS
Common name: CABRILLA - SPOTTED
Scientific name: EPINEPHELUS ANOLOGUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EPINEPHELUS DERMATOLEPIS
Common name: CABRILLA - FLAG
Scientific name: EPINEPHELUS LABRIFORMES
Common name: GROUPER - SNOWY
Scientific name: EPINEPHELUS NIVEATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: EPINEPHELUS PANAMENSIS
Common name: GROUPER - NASSAU
Scientific name: EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS
Common name: WHITELINE
Scientific name: GRAMMISTES SEXLINEATA
Common name:
Scientific name: HYPOPLECTRUS ABERRANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HYPOPLECTRUS GUMMIGUTTA
Common name: GASSLET
Scientific name: LIOPROPOMA LONGILEPUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MORONE SAXATILIS
Common name: BROOMTAIL
Scientific name: MYCTEROPERCA PRIONURA
Common name:
Scientific name: MYCTEROPERCA ROSACEA
Common name:
Scientific name: PARALABRAX MACULATOFASC.
Common name:
Scientific name: PLECTROPOMUS MELANOLEUCUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOCHROMUS ALDABRASENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOCHROMIS DIADEMA BICOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOCHROMIS MCCULLOCHI
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOCHROMIS PACCAGNELLAE
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOCHROMIS POYPHYREUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PROMICROPS LANCEOLATUS
Common name: WHITE BASS
Scientific name: ROCCUS CHRYSOPS
Common name: SOAPFISH - CORTEZ
Scientific name: RYPICTUS BICOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: SERRANUS CABRILLA
Common name:
Scientific name: SERRANUS FASCIATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: SERRANUS SCRIBA
Common name:
Scientific name: SERRANOCIRHIT LATUS