Gymnothorax buroensis

English: Latticetail Moray (2)

As recorded: Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857)

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

55 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax buroensis · collected 1901–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Gymnothorax buroensis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 55 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19

Naama Bay, Egypt

(c) becca_w23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02

roche noire, Mohéli, Comores

(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-24

Mitsune, Hachijo Town, Tokyo 100-1511, Japan

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

2026-08-14

Red Sea, Red Sea, EG

(c) Ruben Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-06

doodles Ponta do Ouro Maputo, Ponta do Ouro 0000, Mozambique

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-08-03

three sisters to anchor Ponta Malongane, Maputo, Mozambique

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax buroensis. BPBM 12378. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37033196. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12378.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37033196 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026