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Class: Teleostei
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Scorpididae Halfmoons

Genus: Bathystethus

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Bathystethus cultratus
[Grey knifefish]
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Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Bathystethus orientale
[Silver knifefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathystethus cultratus Grey knifefish Southwest Pacific. 30 TL 1801
Bathystethus orientale Silver knifefish Eastern Pacific 21 SL 1913



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