BPBM 16617Ichthyology

Moringua

As recorded: Moringua Gray, 1831

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Moringuidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: December 19, 1970
Locality: Oeno Atoll; N side of atoll; outside reef
Island: Oeno Atoll
Depth: 21 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

71 Bishop specimens of Moringua · collected 1951–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 19, 1970, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Moringua observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-09.

2025-03-09

Queen's Highway, BS

(c) Spencer Ort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-16

Caletón de la Majagua, La Romana, La Romana, DO

(c) Juan Manuel de Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-10

Gourbeyre, GP-BT, GP

(c) Remy DUBAS, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-05-31

Bahía Soliman, Quintana Roo, México

(c) Donají Graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Moringua. BPBM 16617. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37620047. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16617.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37620047 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026