Gymnothorax eurostus
Abbott's Moray
As recorded: Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, S.R. Christian, and N. YoungSteve 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
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 23, 1970, J.E. Randall, S.R. Christian, and N. Young also collected 14 other specimens.
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Cirripectes variolosus
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Crystallodytes enderburyensis
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Dinematichthys
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Gymnothorax australicola
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Muraenidae
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Pseudogramma polyacantha
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Pseudolabrus fuentesi
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Scolecenchelys laticaudata
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Stegastes fasciolatus
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Thalassoma lutescens
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Tripterygiidae
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Gymnothorax eurostus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,204 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
North Pacific Ocean, Kaʻaʻawa, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Ako, Miyake, Tokyo, JP
(c) ponyomi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Tokyo, JP
(c) ponyomi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
South Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia
(c) divercraig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) divermeg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Tokyo, JP
(c) osampokaeru, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gymnothorax eurostus. BPBM 16968. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37033047. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/16968.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37033047 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026