Gymnothorax pictus

English: Peppered Moray (1); Hawaiian: puhi kapa'a (1)

As recorded: Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: "Tanager" Expedition
Date: July 1, 1923
Locality: Wake Island
Island: Wake Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

34 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax pictus · collected 1902–1998Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1923, "Tanager" Expedition also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax pictus. BPBM 3564. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37039234. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3564.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37039234 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026