Bathystethus
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Bathystethus is a genus of ray-finned fish native to the Pacific Ocean.[2]
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| Bathystethus | |
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| Grey Knifefish (B. cultratus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Scorpididae |
| Genus: | Bathystethus T. N. Gill, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Cichla cultrata Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Bathystethus cultratus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Grey knifefish)
- Bathystethus orientale Regan, 1913 (Silver knifefish)
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