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Uropterygius xanthopterus in life
In life — White-speckled Snakemoray, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BPBM 12665Ichthyology

Uropterygius xanthopterus

White-speckled Snakemoray

As recorded: Uropterygius xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall
Date
March 15, 1956
Locality
Makatea Island; W of phosphate dock
Record type
Preserved specimen
21 Bishop specimens of Uropterygius xanthopterus · collected 1902–1990Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cite this specimen

Uropterygius xanthopterus. BPBM 12665. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39603401. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12665.

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