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Gymnothorax javanicus in life
In life — Giant Moray, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Luis P. B., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Luis P. B.
BPBM 17901Ichthyology

Gymnothorax javanicus

Giant Moray

As recorded: Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall and P.J. VineJohnson Randall →Peter J. Vine →
Date
October 12, 1974
Locality
Sudan; Suakin Harbor; off marine lab jetty
Island
Sudan
Depth
5 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
27 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax javanicus · collected 1936–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 12, 1974, J.E. Randall and P.J. Vine also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax javanicus. BPBM 17901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37040937. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/17901.

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