Catesbya
| Catesbya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| 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.[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 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Catesbya pseudomuraena" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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