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Gymnothorax margaritophorus in life
In life — Blotch-necked Moray, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Peter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter
BPBM 33556Ichthyology

Gymnothorax margaritophorus

Blotch-necked Moray

As recorded: Gymnothorax margaritophorus 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
Region
New Caledonia
Coordinates
-19.8917, 158.4700
Depth
8 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
29 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax margaritophorus · collected 1959–1991Species 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 margaritophorus. BPBM 33556. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37038493. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33556.

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