Gymnothorax melatremus

English: Dwarf Moray (2); Hawaiian: puhi (1)

As recorded: Gymnothorax melatremus Schultz, 1953

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and P.L. ColinPatrick Colin →Johnson Randall →
Date: October 28, 1987
Locality: Port Moresby; off Bootless Inlet; S of Motupore Island; Horseshoe Reef (Barrier Reef); caves
Island: Port Moresby
Region: Papua New Guinea
Coordinates: -9.5964, 147.2760
Depth: 14 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

42 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax melatremus · collected 1967–2005Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 28, 1987, J.E. Randall and P.L. Colin also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax melatremus. BPBM 32455. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37039244. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32455.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37039244 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026