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In life — Castle's moray, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David R
BPBM 37654IchthyologyParatype

Gymnothorax castlei

Castle's moray

As recorded: Gymnothorax castlei Böhlke & Randall, 1999

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, A. Kunzmann, J.-H. Steffan, and L. JonkerL. Jonker →Andreas Kunzmann →Johnson Randall →Jan-Henning Steffan →
Date
April 23, 1997
Locality
Siberut Island; Sarabua Bay; reef
Region
Indonesia
Coordinates
-1.4800, 99.1617
Depth
14 m
Type status
Paratype
Record type
Preserved specimen
5 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax castlei · collected 1975–1997Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 23, 1997, J.E. Randall, A. Kunzmann, J.-H. Steffan, and L. Jonker also collected 13 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax castlei. BPBM 37654. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37033163. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37654.

Record sources