Catesbya

Catesbya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Chlopsidae
Genus: Catesbya
J. E. Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1992
Species:
C. pseudomuraena
Binomial name
Catesbya pseudomuraena
J. E. Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 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. 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).

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Catesbya pseudomuraena". FishBase. June 2011 version.