BPBM 27880Ichthyology
Scolecenchelys macroptera
Slender Snake Eel
As recorded: Scolecenchelys macroptera (Bleeker, 1857)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae
- Collected by
- Philip Helfrich and Maridell FosterMaridell Foster →Philip Helfrich →
- Date
- February 29, 1972
- Locality
- Tutuila Island; Pala Lagoon; near center of lagoon
- Island
- Tutuila Island
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 29, 1972, Philip Helfrich and Maridell Foster also collected 12 other specimens.
Amoya
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Bothus pantherinus
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Ctenogobius
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Ctenogobius
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Favonigobius
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Fibramia lateralis
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Foa
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Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia
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Lethrinus
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Muraenichthys sibogae
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Osteomugil engeli
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Saurida gracilis
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Cite this specimen
Scolecenchelys macroptera. BPBM 27880. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38619652. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27880.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38619652 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026