| 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.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
References
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Catesbya pseudomuraena". FishBase. June 2011 version.