Gymnothorax buroensis
Latticetail Moray
As recorded: Gymnothorax buroensis (Bleeker, 1857)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, P.L. Colin, S. Johnson, L.J. Bell, and L.M. BoucherLewis W. Bell →Lisa Boucher →Patrick Colin →Scott Johnson →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- September 29, 1982
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; Enewetak (=Eniwetok; =Fred) islet and Ananij (=Japtan; =Aniyaanii; =Bruce) islet; ocean side; reef
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 29, 1982, J.E. Randall, P.L. Colin, S. Johnson, L.J. Bell, and L.M. Boucher also collected 10 other specimens.
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Chlorurus frontalis
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Cirripectes fuscoguttatus
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Cirripectes polyzona
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Cirripectes quagga
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Entomacrodus caudofasciatus
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Entomacrodus cymatobiotus
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Entomacrodus thalassinus
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Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
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Stanulus seychellensis
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Gymnothorax buroensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Gymnothorax buroensis. BPBM 29085. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37028600. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/29085.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37028600 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026