Biology:Bathystethus orientale
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Short description: Species of ray-finned fish
| Bathystethus orientale | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Kyphosidae |
| Genus: | Bathystethus |
| Species: | B. orientale
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| Binomial name | |
| Bathystethus orientale Regan 1913
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Bathystethus orientale, the silver knifefish, is a species of ray-finned fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean around Easter Island.[1] First discovered in 1913, this fish is found near the surface along exposed steep rocky shores and feeds on zooplankton. [2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q4873798 entry
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