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BPBM 12527Ichthyology

Gymnothorax rueppelliae

English: Yellowhead Moray (1); Hawaiian: puhi'ou;puhi;apo (1)

As recorded: Gymnothorax rueppellii (McClelland, 1844)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
W.A. Gosline, J.E. Randall, et alW.A. Gosline →Johnson Randall →
Date
June 9, 1953
Locality
Wake Island; ocean side; near Wilkes Island
Record type
Preserved specimen
37 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax rueppelliae · collected 1923–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 9, 1953, W.A. Gosline, J.E. Randall, et al also collected 2 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax rueppelliae. BPBM 12527. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37037449. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12527.

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