Gymnothorax pseudoherrei

As recorded: Gymnothorax pseudoherrei Böhlke, 2000

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, L.J. McCarthy, B.E. Stanaland, and A.B. TarrLinda J. McCarthy →Johnson Randall →Brock E. Stanaland →A. Bradley Tarr →
Date: September 13, 1985
Locality: Jana Island; W side; reef flat
Island: Jana Island
Depth: 1 m
Type status: Paratype
Record type: Preserved specimen

3 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax pseudoherrei · collected 1977–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 13, 1985, J.E. Randall, L.J. McCarthy, B.E. Stanaland, and A.B. Tarr also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gymnothorax pseudoherrei observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-18.

2026-01-18

Laha 2

(c) Febrianne S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-05

Burleigh Heads, AU-QL, AU

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

2017-05-28

Sunshine Coast Queensland, Austrália

(c) Bruno R. Möller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax pseudoherrei. BPBM 33328. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37042652. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33328.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37042652 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026