Gymnothorax buroensis
Latticetail Moray
As recorded: Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- Sin-che Lee
- Date
- April 25, 1979
- Locality
- Taiwan; Lanyu (=Orchid Island); rocky tidepool
- Island
- Taiwan
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 25, 1979, Sin-che Lee also collected 2 other specimens.
Gymnothorax buroensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 55 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Naama Bay, Egypt
(c) becca_w23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
roche noire, Mohéli, Comores
(c) Sylvain Le Bris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Mitsune, Hachijo Town, Tokyo 100-1511, Japan
(c) Jodie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-14
Red Sea, Red Sea, EG
(c) Ruben Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
doodles Ponta do Ouro Maputo, Ponta do Ouro 0000, Mozambique
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-08-03
three sisters to anchor Ponta Malongane, Maputo, Mozambique
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gymnothorax buroensis. BPBM 22744. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37029621. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22744.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37029621 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026