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Gymnothorax pictus
Peppered Moray
As recorded: Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- Darrell T. Takaoka
- Date
- November 10, 1998
- Locality
- Oahu; SE side; Sandy Beach Park; open tidepool
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Gymnothorax pictus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,242 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Cauayan
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Coonarr QLD 4670, Australia
(c) rpalmtree, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
North Pacific Ocean, Kaʻaʻawa, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) browntown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
French Polynesia, PF
(c) pamphillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, US
(c) Erin Yakub Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gymnothorax pictus. BPBM 38539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37037045. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/38539.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37037045 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026