Robinsia (original) (raw)
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Genus of fishes
| Robinsia | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | RobinsiaJ. E. Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1967 |
| Species: | R. catherinae |
| Binomial name | |
| **Robinsia catherinae**J. E. Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1967 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| Robinsia caterinae Böhlke & Smith, 1967 |
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). Males can reach a maximum total length of 19.8 centimetres (7.8 in).[3]
- ^ Tighe, K. (2015). "Robinsia catherinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190231A1945069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T190231A1945069.en. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Synonyms of Robinsia catherinae at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Robinsia catherinae". FishBase. June 2011 version.