BPBM 15782Ichthyology

Gymnothorax

Common Morays

As recorded: Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, and R.C. SteeneGerald R. Allen →Johnson Randall →Roger C. Steene →
Date: August 13, 1973
Locality: Madang Province; Kranket Island; lagoon reef
Island: Madang Province
Depth: 3 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

135 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax · collected 1902–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 13, 1973, J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, and R.C. Steene also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gymnothorax observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26,401 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.