Moringua javanica

As recorded: Moringua javanica (Kaup, 1856)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Moringuidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and R.M. McNairDean B. Cannoy →Rhett M. McNair →Johnson Randall →
Date: April 21, 1971
Locality: Fatuhiva; off point at N end of Hanauu Bay
Island: Fatuhiva
Depth: 33 m
Identified by: P.H.J. Castle, 3 December 1998P.H.J. Castle →7 December →
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Moringua javanica · collected 1902–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 21, 1971, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, and R.M. McNair also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Moringua javanica. BPBM 38532. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37618732. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38532.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37618732 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026