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BPBM 12530Ichthyology

Gymnothorax pictus

English: Peppered Moray (1); Hawaiian: puhi kapa'a (1)

As recorded: Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
W.A. Gosline and J.E. RandallW.A. Gosline →Johnson Randall →
Date
June 8, 1953
Locality
Wake Island; NW end of Wilkes Island
Record type
Preserved specimen
34 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax pictus · collected 1902–1998Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 8, 1953, W.A. Gosline and J.E. Randall also collected 17 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax pictus. BPBM 12530. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37040427. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12530.

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