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BPBM 13237Ichthyology

Gymnothorax meleagris

English: Whitemouth Moray (1); Hawaiian: puhi onio (1)

As recorded: Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, S.R. Christian, and N. YoungDean B. Cannoy →Steve R. Christian →Johnson Randall →N.Y. Young →
Date
December 23, 1970
Locality
Pitcairn Island; SE side; off Down Rope (="The Rope")
Island
Pitcairn Island
Depth
29 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
19 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax meleagris · collected 1901–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 23, 1970, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, S.R. Christian, and N. Young also collected 12 other specimens.

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Centropyge flavissima

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Chaetodon mertensii

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Chaetodon pelewensis

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Cosmocampus howensis

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Epinephelus hexagonatus

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Gymnothorax eurostus

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Paracirrhites forsteri

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Parupeneus cyclostomus

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Parupeneus multifasciatus

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Sebastapistes mauritiana

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Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax meleagris. BPBM 13237. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37036576. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13237.

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