Bathystethus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Centrarchiformes
Subordo: Terapontoidei

Familia: Kyphosidae
Subfamilia: Scorpidinae
Genus: Bathystethus
Species: B. cultratus – B. orientale
Name

Bathystethus Gill, 1893
References

Bathystethus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Bathystethus species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

Bathystethus is a genus of sea chubs native to the Pacific Ocean.[2]
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)

References

Jordan, David Starr; Evermann, Barton Warren (1923). The genera of fishes: A contribution to the stability of scientific nomenclature. California: Stanford University. p. 296.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Bathystethus in FishBase. August 2013 version.