BPBM 32399Ichthyology

Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Fimbriated Moray

As recorded: Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and E. ClarkE. Clark →Johnson Randall →
Date: October 16, 1987
Locality: Komodo; E of Toro Liu Point
Island: Komodo
Region: Indonesia
Coordinates: -8.6000, 119.5180
Depth: 27 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

18 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax fimbriatus · collected 1953–1990Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 16, 1987, J.E. Randall and E. Clark also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Gymnothorax fimbriatus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-21.

2026-07-21

Pulau Siaba Besar, Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Amber Lancaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2025-06-21

East Nusa Tenggara, ID

(c) Pieter Van den Abeele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-21

Komodo, Kec. Komodo, Kabupaten Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Tim., Indonesia

(c) divercraig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-29

Komodo Island, Komodo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) Florent Charpin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2017-06-27

Komodo, Komodo, ID-NT-MB, ID-NT, ID

(c) Susanne Spindler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2015-08-31

Komodo, Komodo, Manggarai, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax fimbriatus. BPBM 32399. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37031474. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32399.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37031474 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026