Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus
Highfin Moray
As recorded: Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1853)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- John L. Earle, John P. Hoover, Ian McLeish, Sheila McLeish, and Mark JohnsonJohn L. Earle →John P. Hoover →Martin W. Johnson →Ian McLeish →Sheila McLeish →
- Date
- November 12, 1993
- Locality
- Shuway'ir; [about 1 km S of]; tidepools at low tide
- Island
- Shuway'Ir
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 12, 1993, John L. Earle, John P. Hoover, Ian McLeish, Sheila McLeish, and Mark Johnson also collected 11 other specimens.
Chrysiptera sheila
Ichthyology
Chrysiptera sheila
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax
Ichthyology
Hetereleotris diademata
Ichthyology
Lepidamia omanensis
Ichthyology
Ophisurus serpens
Ichthyology
Parablennius opercularis
Ichthyology
Paraplagusia
Ichthyology
Plotosus limbatus
Ichthyology
Scartella emarginata
Ichthyology
Terapon jarbua
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1993. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 393 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, AU
(c) gotta_catch_em_all151, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Arabian Sea, Maharashtra, IN
(c) Priyall Soanii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-11
PETIT HALL, CLUSTER_MUMBAI-56, Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400006, India
(c) Shambhavi Chavan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Arabian Sea, Maharashtra, IN
(c) shane06, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Unit 2, Chandrabai Nagar, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400049, India
(c) Kalyani Jethwa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Gold Coast QLD, Australia
(c) Kelly-Anne Masterman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus. BPBM 36093. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37038033. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/36093.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37038033 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026