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Gymnothorax pictus
Peppered Moray
As recorded: Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline, J.E. King, et alW.A. Gosline →Joe King →
- Date
- July 12, 1950
- Locality
- Orona Atoll
- Island
- Orona Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 12, 1950, W.A. Gosline, J.E. King, et al also collected 10 other specimens.
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Pterois radiata
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Stethojulis bandanensis
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Gymnothorax pictus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,240 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Cauayan
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
North Pacific Ocean, Kaʻaʻawa, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) browntown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
French Polynesia, PF
(c) pamphillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, US
(c) Erin Yakub Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
44P4+33R, Maalhos, Мальдивы
(c) Pavel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gymnothorax pictus. BPBM 12500. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37040872. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12500.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37040872 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026