BPBM 27629Ichthyology

Gymnothorax

Common Morays

As recorded: Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-VanizJohnson Randall →William F. Smith-Vaniz →
Date: February 10, 1980
Locality: Kerala State; Kovalam; rocky point off Raja Hotel (about 300 meters N of lighthouse)
Island: Kerala State
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On February 10, 1980, J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-Vaniz also collected 22 other specimens.

Gymnothorax observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1980. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26,404 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.