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Between brackets is the number of
accepted marine extant species
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Biota
(32 239)
Kingdom
Animalia
(26 717)
Phylum
Acanthocephala
(64)
Phylum
Annelida
(2 172)
Phylum
Arthropoda
(7 691)
Phylum
Brachiopoda
(39)
Phylum
Bryozoa
(787)
Phylum
Cephalorhyncha
Phylum
Chaetognatha
(41)
Phylum
Chordata
(2 246)
Subphylum
Cephalochordata
(2)
Subphylum
Tunicata
(494)
Subphylum
Urochordata
accepted as
Tunicata
Subphylum
Vertebrata
(1 750)
Infraphylum
Agnatha
(5)
Infraphylum
Gnathostomata
(1 745)
Parvphylum
Chondrichthyes
(148)
Parvphylum
Osteichthyes
(1 334)
Gigaclass
Actinopterygii
(1 334)
Superclass
Actinopteri
(1 334)
Class
Chondrostei
(10)
Class
Teleostei
(1 324)
Order
Acanthuriformes
(13)
Order
Acropomatiformes
(9)
Order
Alepocephaliformes
(49)
Order
Anguilliformes
(66)
Order
Argentiniformes
(18)
Order
Ateleopodiformes
(2)
Order
Atheriniformes
(4)
Order
Aulopiformes
(46)
Order
Batrachoidiformes
(1)
Order
Beloniformes
(20)
Order
Beryciformes
(24)
Family
Anoplogasteridae
accepted as
Anoplogastridae Gill, 1893
Family
Berycidae Lowe, 1839
(2)
Family
Cetomimidae Goode & Bean, 1895
(7)
Genus
Ataxolepis
Myers & Freihofer, 1966
(1)
Genus
Cetomimus
Goode & Bean, 1895
(1)
Genus
Cetostoma
Zugmayer, 1914
(1)
Genus
Ditropichthys
Parr, 1934
(1)
Genus
Eutaeniophorus
Bertelsen & Marshall, 1958
(1)
Genus
Mirapinna
Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956
(1)
Genus
Parataeniophorus
Bertelsen & Marshall, 1956
(1)
Family
Melamphaidae Gill, 1893
(13)
Family
Rondeletiidae Goode & Bean, 1895
(1)
Family
Stephanoberycidae Gill, 1884
(1)
Order
Blenniiformes
(30)
Order
Callionymiformes
(10)
Order
Carangaria
incertae sedis
(6)
Order
Carangiformes
(43)
Order
Centrarchiformes
(5)
Order
Cetomimiformes
accepted as
Beryciformes
Order
Cichliformes
(1)
Order
Clupeiformes
(18)
Order
Cypriniformes
(29)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
(5)
Order
Dactylopteriformes
(1)
Order
Elopiformes
(1)
Order
Esociformes
(1)
Order
Eupercaria
incertae sedis
(85)
Order
Gadiformes
(89)
Order
Gasterosteiformes
accepted as
Gasterosteoidei
Order
Gobiesociformes
(12)
Order
Gobiiformes
(82)
Order
Holocentriformes
(2)
Order
Kurtiformes
(7)
Order
Lampriformes
(7)
Order
Lophiiformes
(51)
Order
Mugiliformes
(9)
Order
Mulliformes
(6)
Order
Myctophiformes
(64)
Order
Notacanthiformes
(9)
Order
Ophidiiformes
(36)
Order
Osmeriformes
(3)
Order
Osteoglossiformes
Order
Ovalentaria
incertae sedis
(4)
Order
Perciformes
(159)
Order
Pleuronectiformes
(48)
Order
Polymixiiformes
(1)
Order
Saccopharyngiformes
accepted as
Anguilliformes
Order
Salmoniformes
(18)
Order
Scombriformes
(57)
Order
Scorpaeniformes
accepted as
Scorpaenoidei
Order
Siluriformes
(4)
Order
Stephanoberyciformes
accepted as
Beryciformes
Order
Stomiiformes
(98)
Order
Stylephoriformes
(1)
Order
Synbranchiformes
Order
Syngnathiformes
(22)
Order
Tetraodontiformes
(32)
Order
Trachichthyiformes
(8)
Order
Zeiformes
(8)
Megaclass
Tetrapoda
(263)
Superclass
Pisces
Phylum
Cnidaria
(1 470)
Phylum
Coelenterata
Phylum
Ctenophora
(37)
Phylum
Cycliophora
(1)
Phylum
Dicyemida
(17)
Phylum
Echinodermata
(650)
Phylum
Ectoprocta
accepted as
Bryozoa
Phylum
Entoprocta
(59)
Phylum
Gastrotricha
(257)
Phylum
Gnathostomulida
(25)
Phylum
Hemichordata
(17)
Phylum
Kinorhyncha
(83)
Phylum
Loricifera
(2)
Phylum
Mesozoa
accepted as
Dicyemida
Phylum
Mollusca
(4 724)
Phylum
Nematoda
(1 849)
Phylum
Nematomorpha
(3)
Phylum
Nemertea
(372)
Phylum
Nemertina
represented as
Nemertea
Phylum
Orthonectida
(19)
Phylum
Pentastomida
accepted as
Pentastomida
Phylum
Phoronida
(9)
Phylum
Placozoa
(1)
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
(2 186)
Phylum
Pogonophora
accepted as
Siboglinidae Caullery, 1914
Phylum
Porifera
(1 515)
Phylum
Priapulida
(7)
Phylum
Rotifera
(102)
Phylum
Sipunculida
accepted as
Sipuncula
Phylum
Tardigrada
(83)
Phylum
Xenacoelomorpha
(189)
Kingdom
Bacteria
(157)
Kingdom
Chromista
(3 254)
Kingdom
Fungi
(374)
Kingdom
Monera
represented as
Bacteria
Kingdom
Plantae
(1 473)
Kingdom
Protozoa
(264)
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