Catherine's False Moray

Robinsia catherinae

Fish Reaching Nineteen Point Eight Centimeters in the Brazilian Coast

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Robinsia is a genus of eels in the family Chlopsidae. The sole species is Robinsia catherinae, which inhabits tropical waters around Kenya in the western Indian Ocean, as well as off Panama and Brazil. It dwells at a depth range of 140 to 243 metres (459 to 797 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Chlopsidae
Genus: Robinsia
Maximum length: 19.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: off Kenya. Western Central Atlantic: Panama.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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