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Gymnothorax buroensis
English: Latticetail Moray (2)
As recorded: Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline, V.E. Brock, and Y. YamaguchiVernon Brock →W.A. Gosline →Y. Yamaguchi →
- Date
- February 23, 1951
- Locality
- Johnston Atoll; Johnston Island; 3/4 mile W of pier; inner reef
- Island
- Johnston Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 23, 1951, W.A. Gosline, V.E. Brock, and Y. Yamaguchi also collected 16 other specimens.
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Gymnothorax buroensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gymnothorax buroensis. BPBM 12379. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37031365. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12379.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37031365 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026