Uropterygius macrocephalus

Needle-tooth Moray

As recorded: Uropterygius macrocephalus (Bleeker, 1864)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, G.S. Haywood, and J.D. BryantJames Bryant →Dean B. Cannoy →G.S. Haywood →Johnson Randall →
Date: April 29, 1971
Locality: Uapou; Vaiehu Bay, S side (off entrance to large cave); rocky shore
Island: Uapou
Depth: 5 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Uropterygius macrocephalus · collected 1923–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 29, 1971, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, G.S. Haywood, and J.D. Bryant also collected 24+ other specimens.

Uropterygius macrocephalus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09

Centro Poblacion, Culasi, Antique, Philippines

(c) Paolo Co, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-14

Hawaii, US

(c) shrom1234, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-17

Kamaole Shopping Center (northbound), Kihei, HI 96753, USA

(c) Nick Seefeldt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-10

L'Étang-Salé, RE-PL, RE

(c) setsof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-09

北太平洋, 卑南鄉, 臺東縣, TW

(c) mschuang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-13

Club de Yates, Mzlo., Col., México

(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Uropterygius macrocephalus. BPBM 12158. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39603123. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12158.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39603123 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026