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 
Common name: FISH - SURGEON
Scientific name: ACANTHURIDAE
Common name: WOLFFISH
Scientific name: ANARHICHADIDAE
Common name: CARDINALFISH
Scientific name: APOGONIDAE
Common name: FISH - SNOOK
Scientific name: CENTROPOMIDAE
Common name: LABYRINTHFISHES
Scientific name: BELONTIIDAE
Common name: FISH - JACKS
Scientific name: CARANGIDAE
Common name: FISH - DRAGONETS
Scientific name: CALLIONYMIDAE
Common name: PIKEBLENNIES
Scientific name: CHAENOPSIDAE
Common name: FISH - SUN AND BASS
Scientific name: CENTRARCHIDAE
Common name: FISH - BUTTERFLY
Scientific name: CHAETODONTIDAE AND POMACANT
Common name: FISH - CICHLID
Scientific name: CICHLIDAE
Common name: HAWKFISH
Scientific name: CIRRHITIDAE
Common name: FISH - BLENNIES AND RELATED
Scientific name: CLINIDAE AND BLENNIDAE
Common name: FISH - DOLPHINS
Scientific name: CORYPHAENIDAE
Common name: FISH - SLEEPERS
Scientific name: ELEOTRIDAE
Common name: FISH - SURFPERCHES
Scientific name: EMBIOTOCIDAE
Common name: MOJARRAS
Scientific name: GERRIDAE
Common name: FISH - GOBIES AND RELATED
Scientific name: GOBIDAE
Common name:
Scientific name: GRAMMIDAE
Common name: FISH - GRUNT
Scientific name: HAEMULIDAE = POMADASYIDAE
Common name: FISH - BILLFISH GROUP
Scientific name: ISTIOPHORIDAE
Common name: SEA CHUBS
Scientific name: KYPHOSIDAE
Common name: FISH - WRASSE
Scientific name: LABRIDAE
Common name: FISH - SNAPPERS
Scientific name: LUTJANIDAE
Common name: SEA BASS - TEMPERATE
Scientific name: MORONIDAE
Common name: GOATFISH
Scientific name: MULLIDAE
Common name: FISH - ROOSTER
Scientific name: NEMATISIIDAE
Common name: FISH - JAW
Scientific name: OPISTOGNATHIDAE
Common name: FISH - DAMSEL
Scientific name: POMACENTRIDAE
Common name: FISH - PERCHES
Scientific name: PERCIDAE
Common name: BIGEYES - FISH
Scientific name: PRIACANTHIDAE
Common name: FISH - MACKEREL AND TUNA
Scientific name: SCOMBIDAE
Common name: FISH - PARROTFISH
Scientific name: SCARIDAE
Common name: FISH - CROAKERS AND DRUMS
Scientific name: SCIAENIDAE
Common name: FISH - SEA BASS AND SEA PERCH
Scientific name: SERRANIDAE & GRAMMISTIDAE
Common name: FISH - PORGIES
Scientific name: SPARIDAE
Common name: FISH - BARRACUDAS
Scientific name: SPHYRAENIDAE
Common name:
Scientific name: TRIPTERIGIDAE
Common name: FISH - STARGAZERS
Scientific name: URANOSCOPIDAE