BPBM 14427Ichthyology

Gymnothorax favagineus

Laced Moray

As recorded: Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and J.H. ChoatJ. Howard Choat →Johnson Randall →
Date: January 14, 1973
Locality: One Tree Island; W side; lagoon reef at low tide
Island: One Tree
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax favagineus · collected 1973–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 14, 1973, J.E. Randall and J.H. Choat also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gymnothorax favagineus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 772 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16

Kaafu Atoll, Maldives

(c) Simeon Verzijl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Amed Beach

(c) carissr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

butchers wreck Park Rynie, 4182, South Africa

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-09

OM

(c) Kat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

(c) bridgetskill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-24

Teun, Ilih, Damar, Südwestmolukken, Molukken, Indonesien

(c) Ingo Rogalla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax favagineus. BPBM 14427. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37031152. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14427.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37031152 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026