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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 11930Ichthyology

Gymnothorax gracilicauda

Slendertail Moray

As recorded: Gymnothorax gracilicauda Jenkins, 1903

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and J.R. HaywoodDean B. Cannoy →Jim Haywood →Johnson Randall →
Date
April 23, 1971
Locality
Tahuata Island; off point at S end of Vaitahu Bay; base of rocky drop-off
Depth
30 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
25 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax gracilicauda · collected 1950–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 23, 1971, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and J.R. Haywood also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax gracilicauda. BPBM 11930. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37042687. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11930.

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