Gymnothorax rueppelliae

English: Yellowhead Moray (1); Hawaiian: puhi'ou;puhi;apo (1)

As recorded: Gymnothorax rueppellii (McClelland, 1844)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

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

37 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax rueppelliae · collected 1923–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax rueppelliae. BPBM 3593. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37037192. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3593.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37037192 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026