Gymnothorax pictus

Peppered Moray

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.

Gymnothorax pictus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,243 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Cauayan

(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Coonarr QLD 4670, Australia

(c) rpalmtree, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

North Pacific Ocean, Kaʻaʻawa, HI, US

(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14

East Honolulu, HI, US

(c) browntown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

French Polynesia, PF

(c) pamphillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, US

(c) Erin Yakub Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax pictus. BPBM 3565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37037988. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3565.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37037988 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026