Gymnothorax chilospilus
Whitelip Moray
As recorded: Gymnothorax chilospilus Bleeker, 1864
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline and classclass →W.A. Gosline →
- Date
- March 18, 1954
- Locality
- Oahu; NE side; Kaneone Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Gymnothorax chilospilus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 114 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
MM75+R3J Amed Beach Point, Purwakerti, Kec. Abang, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) carissr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Farrington Hwy, Nānākuli, HI, US
(c) matthewm821, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Ambon Blue Rose Divers
(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Sea, J3V2+FRF, Bali 83352, Indonesia
(c) jmoulton44, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental, Philippines
(c) Andy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Bare Bluff, Sandy Beach
(c) James H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gymnothorax chilospilus. BPBM 12521. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37031481. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12521.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37031481 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026