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Uropterygius fuscoguttatus in life
In life — Brown Spotted Snakemoray, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) FishWise Professional, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 33622Ichthyology

Uropterygius fuscoguttatus

Brown Spotted Snakemoray

As recorded: Uropterygius fuscoguttatus Schultz, 1953

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 22, 1988
Locality
Chesterfield Islands; lagoon; SE corner; small patch reef
Region
New Caledonia
Coordinates
-19.8917, 158.4680
Depth
15 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
26 Bishop specimens of Uropterygius fuscoguttatus · collected 1902–1988Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 22, 1988, J.E. Randall, M.L. Kulbicki, P.J. Doherty, et al also collected 18 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Uropterygius fuscoguttatus. BPBM 33622. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39602987. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/33622.

Record sources