Gymnothorax melatremus

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

As recorded: Gymnothorax melatremus Schultz, 1953

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, R.C. Anderson, M.S. Adam, H. Shareef, and H. ZahirM.S. Adam →Rokuro YamaguchiDonald Anderson →Johnson Randall →H. Shareef →Hussein Zahir →
Date: March 18, 1988
Locality: South Male Atoll; Embudu Island, N side; outside reef
Island: South Male Atoll
Depth: 35 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On March 18, 1988, J.E. Randall, R.C. Anderson, M.S. Adam, H. Shareef, and H. Zahir also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax melatremus. BPBM 32937. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37040242. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/32937.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37040242 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026