Moray eel
Family of fishes
Summary
Moray eels, or Muraenidae, are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 16 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are found in fresh water.
Originally created by 65.216.205.129
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Recent revisions
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Article says 16 about 3 times
Common noun
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/* Genera */ By my personal count there is at least 226. FishBase says 223. Smith's (2012) number of 197 valid species is now outdated, as 4 species considered synonyms are at least sometimes considered valid (not counting new descriptions).
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