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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Catesbya J. E. Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1992 |
| Species: | C. pseudomuraena
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| Catesbya pseudomuraena J. E. Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1992
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Catesbya pseudomuraena" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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