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 - CARP AND MINNOW-LIKE   (CYPRINIFORMES)
Family   CARPS   (CYPRINIDAE)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: BALANTIOCHEIL MELANOPTERUS
Common name: BARB - SCHWANENFELD'S
Scientific name: BARBUS SCHWANENFELDI
Common name: BARB - TIGER
Scientific name: BARBUS TETRAZONA
Common name: GOLFFISH - COMET
Scientific name: CARASSIUS AURATUS COMET
Common name: GOLDFISH - RED CAP
Scientific name: CARASSIUS AURATUS RED CAP
Common name: GOLDFISH - FANTAIL
Scientific name: CARASSIUS AURATUS FANTAIL
Common name: GOLDFISH - HYBRID
Scientific name: CARASSIUS AURATUS MIX
Common name: GOLDFISH - SHUBUNKIN
Scientific name: CARASSIUS AURATUS SHUBUNKIN
Common name: GOLDFISH - CALLICORE ORANDA
Scientific name: CARASSIUS AURATUS CALLICORE ORANDA
Common name: GOLDFISH - LIONHEAD
Scientific name: CARASSIUS AURATUS LIONHEAD
Common name: GOLDFISH - BLACK MOOR
Scientific name: CARASSIUS AURATUS BLACK MOOR
Common name: CHUB - LAKE
Scientific name: COUESIUS PLUMBEUS
Common name: CARP - COMMON
Scientific name: CYPRINUS CARPIO
Common name: KOI OR COY
Scientific name: CYPRINUS CARPIO COY
Common name: CHUB - CHUI
Scientific name: GILA BICOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: LABEO CYLINDRICUS
Common name: YELLOW TAIL SHARK
Scientific name: LABEO SPECIES
Common name: CHUB - PEAMOUTH
Scientific name: MYLOCHEILUS CAURINUS
Common name: SHINER - GOLDEN
Scientific name: NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS
Common name: SHINER - SPOTTAIL
Scientific name: NOTROPIS HUDSONICUS
Common name: SHINER - OZARK
Scientific name: NOTROPIS OZARCANUS
Common name: MINNOW - BLUNTNOSE
Scientific name: PIMEPHALES NOTATUS
Common name: MINNOW SPECIES
Scientific name: PIMEPHALES SPECIES
Common name: MINNOW - FATHEAD
Scientific name: PIMEPHALES PROMELAS
Common name: SQUAWFISH - NORTHERN
Scientific name: PTYCHOCHEILUS OREGONENSIS
Common name: DACE - LONG NOSE
Scientific name: RHINICHTHYS CATARACTAE
Common name: DACE - LEOPARD
Scientific name: RHINICHTHYS FALCATUS
Common name: SHINER - REDSIDE
Scientific name: RICHARDSONIUS BALTEATUS
Common name: RUDD
Scientific name: SCARDONUS SPECIES