Gymnothorax rueppelliae

English: Yellowhead Moray (1); Hawaiian: puhi'ou;puhi;apo (1)

As recorded: Gymnothorax rueppellii (McClelland, 1844)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, R.C. Steene, P. Tantichodok, and A. NateewathanaGerald R. Allen →A. Nateewathana →Johnson Randall →Roger C. Steene →P. Tantichodok →
Date: February 14, 1979
Locality: Ko Miang; N side; rocky shore grading to coral and sand
Island: Ko Miang
Depth: 1 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

37 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax rueppelliae · collected 1923–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 14, 1979, J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, R.C. Steene, P. Tantichodok, and A. Nateewathana also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax rueppelliae. BPBM 28112. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37042437. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28112.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37042437 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026