BPBM 33555Ichthyology

Gymnothorax chilospilus

Whitelip Moray

As recorded: Gymnothorax chilospilus Bleeker, 1864

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, M.L. Kulbicki, P.J. Doherty, et alPeter J. Doherty →Michel L. Kulbicki →Johnson Randall →
Date: August 20, 1988
Locality: Chesterfield Islands; lagoon; SE corner; small patch reef
Island: Chesterfield Islands
Region: New Caledonia
Coordinates: -19.8917, 158.4700
Depth: 8 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

32 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax chilospilus · collected 1902–1997Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 20, 1988, J.E. Randall, M.L. Kulbicki, P.J. Doherty, et al also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax chilospilus. BPBM 33555. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37025831. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33555.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37025831 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026