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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae Sea chubs
Subfamily: Scorpidinae
Genus: Bathystethus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Bathystethus cultratus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bathystethus cultratus
[Grey knifefish]
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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Bathystethus orientale
[Silver knifefish]
2 Species of Family Kyphosidae with Genus Bathystethus
(Sea chubs)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1801 Bathystethus cultratus Grey knifefish Southwest Pacific. 30 TL
1913 Bathystethus orientale Silver knifefish Eastern Pacific 21 SL



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