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Grey knifefish

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Species of ray-finned fish

Grey knifefish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Bathystethus
Species: B. cultratus
Binomial name
Bathystethus cultratus
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Cichla cultrata Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
  • Sciaena cultrata J. R. Forster, 1801 (ambiguous)
  • Platystethus guentheri J. D. Ogilby, 1889

The grey knifefish (Bathystethus cultratus) is a species of ray-finned fish native to the Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. This species is a plankton eater which swims constantly within a few meters of the surface of the ocean. This species can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in).

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bathystethus cultratus". FishBase. August 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Bathystethus cultratus
Cichla cultrata


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