Catesbya is a genus of eel in the family Chlopsidae (false moray eels). It contains the single species Catesbya pseudomuraena, which inhabits tropical reefs around the Bahamas in the central western Atlantic Ocean.[2] It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 9 metres (0 to 30 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 13.9 centimetres (5.5 in).[2]
Catesbya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Chlopsidae |
Genus: | Catesbya J. E. Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1992 |
Species: | C. pseudomuraena
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Binomial name | |
Catesbya pseudomuraena J. E. Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1992
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References
edit- ^ Tighe, K. (2015). "Catesbya pseudomuraena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190268A1946245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T190268A1946245.en. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Catesbya pseudomuraena". FishBase. June 2011 version.