Moringua
As recorded: Moringua Gray, 1831
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Moringuidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- January 24, 1987
- Locality
- Queensland; mouth of Endeavor River (E end of Cooktown); rock and mangrove shore
- Island
- Queensland
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 24, 1987, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.
Abudefduf saxatilis
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Arothron manilensis
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Atherinomorus lacunosus
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Bathygobius fuscus
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Bathygobius laddi
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Bathygobius meggitti
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Canthigaster solandri
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Chelonodon patoca
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Cryptocentrus leptocephalus
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Drombus
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Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus
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Halichoeres nigrescens
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Istiblennius
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Istigobius ornatus
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Istigobius spence
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Lutjanus argentimaculatus
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Lutjanus fulviflamma
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Lutjanus lemniscatus
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Ostorhinchus cavitensis
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Parupeneus indicus
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Pomacentrus
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Pteragogus
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Sardinella
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Sillago
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Moringua observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-09.
2025-03-09
Queen's Highway, BS
(c) Spencer Ort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-16
Caletón de la Majagua, La Romana, La Romana, DO
(c) Juan Manuel de Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-10
Gourbeyre, GP-BT, GP
(c) Remy DUBAS, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-05-31
Bahía Soliman, Quintana Roo, México
(c) Donají Graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Moringua. BPBM 31049. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37620053. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31049.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37620053 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026