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Uropterygius
As recorded: Uropterygius Rüppell, 1838
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 2, 1956
- Locality
- Moorea; lagoon just E of entrance to Papetoai Bay; shore reef
- Island
- Moorea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 2, 1956, J.E. Randall also collected 2 other specimens.
Uropterygius observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 397 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.
2026-10-09
Centro Poblacion, Culasi, Antique, Philippines
(c) Paolo Co, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-09
OM
(c) Kat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Acc. plage ta'ahiamanu, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Adam Trinklein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
AU
(c) jamieoverboard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
West Nusa Tenggara, ID
(c) Jaxon Cai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Magang St, Gongliao District, New Taipei City, TW
(c) CY Wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Uropterygius. BPBM 12747. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39604035. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12747.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39604035 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026