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The saltwater fish of Romania are the Black Sea species of fish that live in the territorial waters of Romania. A 2005 biodiversity inventory of the Romanian waters identified around 140 species and subspecies of marine fish. [12] Many of the species have seen their stocks plummet in the last 50 years due to commercial exploitation.
The Romanian barbel (Barbus petenyi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus. It occurs in the lower Danube basin of Bulgaria and Romania, as well as in several rivers of Bulgaria flowing into the Black Sea, such as Kamchiya. [2] The species is named after János Salamon Petényi. Males can reach 25 cm in length.
A Romanian NGO, the Bucharest Institute of Biology, has worked to preserve this species with the financial support of the Regional Environmental Center. [5] Official estimates assert that no more than 15 specimens are living in a 1 km 2 (0.39 sq mi) area of the Vâlsan; observations as of October 2022 have confirmed 58 individuals.
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Muraena is a genus of twelve species of large eels in the family Muraenidae.. This genus is common in the Mediterranean, and is abundantly represented in tropical and subtropical seas, especially in rocky parts or on coral reefs.