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Myrichthys colubrinus in life
In life — Harlequin Snake Eel, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Alexandra Hoschke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alexandra Hoschke
BPBM 11725Ichthyology

Myrichthys colubrinus

Harlequin Snake Eel

As recorded: Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae

Collected by
James H. Cross
Date
February 20, 1971
Locality
Johnston Atoll; Johnston Island; inside ship channel
Island
Johnston Atoll
Depth
3 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
22 Bishop specimens of Myrichthys colubrinus · collected 1900–1991Species page ›

Cite this specimen

Myrichthys colubrinus. BPBM 11725. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37631596. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11725.

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