BPBM 39222Ichthyology

Enchelycore ramosa

Mosaic Moray

As recorded: Enchelycore ramosa (Griffin, 1926)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and A. Cea EgañaAlfredo Cea Egaña →Johnson Randall →
Date: February 15, 1985
Locality: Easter Island; W coast; off Tahai
Island: Easter Island
Depth: 18 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

4 Bishop specimens of Enchelycore ramosa · collected 1969–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 15, 1985, J.E. Randall and A. Cea Egaña also collected 24+ other specimens.

Enchelycore ramosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 74 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-11.

2026-07-11

Point Perpendicular, Beecroft Peninsula NSW 2540, Australia

(c) Rod Sleath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-03

Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia

(c) kaz_dives, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-03

Lord Howe Island, AU-NS, AU

(c) martyhing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-06

Lord Howe Island, AU-NS, AU

(c) Euan Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-05

Northland Region, New Zealand

(c) mnevilljackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-07

Poor Knights Islands, Northland Region, New Zealand

(c) ninathebird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Enchelycore ramosa. BPBM 39222. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36698022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39222.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36698022 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026