BPBM 22988Ichthyology

Gymnothorax

Common Morays

As recorded: Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and M.S. ChristensenM.S. Christensen →Johnson Randall →
Date: June 21, 1977
Locality: KwaZulu-Natal; Sodwana Bay, N end; reef 1 km offshore
Island: KwaZulu-Natal
Depth: 11 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On June 21, 1977, J.E. Randall and M.S. Christensen also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gymnothorax observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26,400 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.