Myrichthys colubrinus
Harlequin Snake Eel
As recorded: Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae
- Collected by
- L.A. Thurston and D. ThaanumDitlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- May 1, 1922
- Locality
- Palmyra Atoll
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 1, 1922, L.A. Thurston and D. Thaanum also collected 16 other specimens.
Acanthurus lineatus
Ichthyology
Anarchias seychellensis
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Arothron hispidus
Ichthyology
Blenniella periophthalmus
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Bothus mancus
Ichthyology
Callechelys catostoma
Ichthyology
Caracanthus maculatus
Ichthyology
Caracanthus unipinna
Ichthyology
Cephalopholis argus
Ichthyology
Chaetodon trichrous
Ichthyology
Chromis dimidiata
Ichthyology
Dascyllus aruanus
Ichthyology
Gobiodon citrinus
Ichthyology
Lutjanus fulvus
Ichthyology
Paragobiodon
Ichthyology
Thalassoma lunare
Ichthyology
Myrichthys colubrinus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 371 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
JQ79+HXP, Bunaken, Bunaken Kepulauan, Manado City, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesien
(c) sosvenja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Karang Asem, ID-BA, ID
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
MM75+R3J Amed Beach Point, Purwakerti, Kec. Abang, Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) carissr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Cape Range Nat'l Park WA 6707, Australia
(c) Sarah Hodgson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Avaiki Sea Track, Niue, NU
(c) Max Walton-Hannay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Kabupaten Buleleng, Bali, ID
(c) Indra Bone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Myrichthys colubrinus. BPBM 3533. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37630591. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3533.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37630591 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026