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BPBM 10382Ichthyology

Gymnothorax javanicus

English: Giant Moray (2); Hawaiian: puhi (1)

As recorded: Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Date
October 16, 1961
Locality
Tahuata Island; Hana Hevane Bay
Record type
Preserved specimen
27 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax javanicus · collected 1936–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 16, 1961, J.J. Magnuson, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax javanicus. BPBM 10382. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37039419. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10382.

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