Gymnothorax

As recorded: Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. King and R.S. ShomuraJoe King →R.S. Shomura →
Date: November 21, 1953
Locality: Kiritimati Atoll
Island: Kiritimati Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

135 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax · collected 1902–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 21, 1953, J.E. King and R.S. Shomura also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gymnothorax observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26,416 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Yallingup Siding WA 6282澳洲

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

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax. BPBM 12348. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37030059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12348.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37030059 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026