Catesbya

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Catesbya
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Chlopsidae
Genus: Catesbya
J. E. Böhlke & , 1992
Species:
C. pseudomuraena
Binomial name
Catesbya pseudomuraena
J. E. Böhlke & , 1992

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.[1] 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).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Catesbya pseudomuraena" in FishBase. June 2011 version.


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