Catesbya pseudomuraena

Catesbya pseudomuraena
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 pseudomuraena is an eel of the family Chlopsidae (false moray eels) which inhabits tropical reefs around the Bahamas in the central western Atlantic Ocean. It is the only species in its genus.[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. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Catesbya pseudomuraena" in FishBase. June 2011 version.


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