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 
Common name: FISH - BOWFIN AND GARPIKES
Scientific name: HOLOSTEI
Common name: FISH - TARPONS AND LADY
Scientific name: ELOPIFORMES
Common name: FISH - HERRINGS AND ANCHOVIES
Scientific name: CLUPEIFORMES
Common name: EELS
Scientific name: ANGUILLIFORMES
Common name: ARAWANAS, MOONEYES, AND FEATHERBACKS
Scientific name: OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES
Common name: SALMON AND PIKES
Scientific name: SALMONIFORMES
Common name:
Scientific name: GONORHYNCHIFORMES
Common name: FISH - CARP AND MINNOW-LIKE
Scientific name: CYPRINIFORMES
Common name: CATFISHES
Scientific name: SILURIFORMES
Common name: FISH - DIVERSE GROUPS
Scientific name: ATHERINIFORMES
Common name: FISH - COD-LIKE AND CUSK EEL
Scientific name: GADIFORMES
Common name: FISH - ANGLER
Scientific name: LOPHIIFORMES
Common name: EEL - SWAMP
Scientific name: SYNBRANCHIFORMES
Common name: FISH - SQUIRREL
Scientific name: BERYCIFORMES
Common name: DORIES AND RELATIVES
Scientific name: ZEIFORMES
Common name: FISH - TRUMPET, STICKLEBACK, SEAHORSE
Scientific name: GASTEROSTEIFORMES
Common name: FISH - SCORPION
Scientific name: SCORPAENIFORMES
Common name: FISH - PERCH-LIKE
Scientific name: PERCIFORMES
Common name: FISH - FLATFISH
Scientific name: PLEURONECTIFORMES
Common name: FISH - PLECTOGNATHS
Scientific name: TETRAODONTIFORMES