BPBM 12511Ichthyology

Gymnomuraena zebra

Zebra Moray

As recorded: Gymnomuraena zebra (Shaw, 1797)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: March 15, 1956
Locality: Makatea Island; W of phosphate dock
Island: Makatea Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

8 Bishop specimens of Gymnomuraena zebra · collected 1953–1984Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 15, 1956, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gymnomuraena zebra observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 883 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Magharibi, TZ-ZW, TZ

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

North Pacific Ocean, MX

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

2026-09-19

México

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

2026-09-19

Outhouse Beach

(c) Ashton Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-09-18

Maui County, HI, USA

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

2026-09-13

La Paz, BCS, Mexico

(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Gymnomuraena zebra. BPBM 12511. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37031468. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12511.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37031468 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026