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Gymnothorax gracilicauda in life
In life — Slendertail Moray, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sara Thiebaud
BPBM 11052Ichthyology

Gymnothorax gracilicauda

Slendertail Moray

As recorded: Gymnothorax gracilicauda Jenkins, 1903

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, R.L. Bowers, and A.C. BannerA.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Ralph Bowers →Johnson Randall →
Date
July 26, 1968
Locality
Johnston Atoll; outside reef about 200 yards NE of small boat channel
Depth
8 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
25 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax gracilicauda · collected 1950–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 26, 1968, J.E. Randall, R.L. Bowers, and A.C. Banner also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax gracilicauda. BPBM 11052. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37042284. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11052.

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