Bathystethus

Bathystethus is a genus of ray-finned fish native to the Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Bathystethus
Grey Knifefish (B. cultratus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Centrarchiformes
Family:	Kyphosidae
Subfamily:	Scorpidinae
Genus:	Bathystethus T. N. Gill, 1893
Type species
Cichla cultrata Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
Synonyms[1]
Platystethus Günther, 1860 (pre-occupied)

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)