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BPBM 14786Ichthyology

Gymnothorax javanicus

English: Giant Moray (2); Hawaiian: puhi (1)

As recorded: Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, D.F. Hoese, B. Goldman, B.C. Russell, and G.P. WhitleyB. Goldman →D.F. Hoese →Johnson Randall →B.C. Russell →G.P. Whitley →
Date
February 7, 1973
Locality
Lord Howe Island; reef W of Mt. Lidgbird; outer surge channel
Island
Lord Howe
Depth
5 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
27 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax javanicus · collected 1936–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 7, 1973, J.E. Randall, D.F. Hoese, B. Goldman, B.C. Russell, and G.P. Whitley also collected 15 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax javanicus. BPBM 14786. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37038031. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14786.

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