cultrata, Sciaena Forster [J. R.] in Bloch & Schneider 1801:343 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Forster specimen: BMNH 1979.6.13.3 (1). Not available; manuscript name mentioned under Cichla cultrata Bloch & Schneider 1801. Based on description in manuscript by Forster (Johann Reinhold Forster, 1729-1798, German explorer and naturalist of Cook's second voyage). •Nomen nudum in the synonymy of Bathystethus cultratus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). •Treated as valid as Bathystethus cultratus (Forster 1801) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1319 [ref. 29000]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Bathystethus cultratus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Scorpididae.