Moringua javanica

As recorded: Moringua javanica (Kaup, 1856)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Moringuidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, J.R. Haywood, and R.M. McNairJim Haywood →Rhett M. McNair →Johnson Randall →
Date: May 7, 1971
Locality: Uahuka; S side of Motu Takatai (100 feet) and small bay 0.4 mile NE of Motu Takatai (15-30 feet)
Island: Uahuka
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 May 7, 1971, J.E. Randall, J.R. Haywood, and R.M. McNair also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Moringua javanica. BPBM 38533. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37618204. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38533.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37618204 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026