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Echidna polyzona
English: Barred Moray (3); Hawaiian: puhi leihai (1)
As recorded: Echidna polyzona (Richardson, 1845)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline and classclass →W.A. Gosline →
- Date
- February 22, 1949
- Locality
- Oahu; Waianae coast
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 22, 1949, W.A. Gosline and class also collected 18 other specimens.
Echidna polyzona observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 272 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
中国 海南省琼海市 长坡镇
(c) ayegege, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27
台灣新北市貢寮區
(c) 劉佳勳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-22
TW
(c) R Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-18
Fun & Sun, Malapascua Island, Philippines
(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-14
Vietnam
(c) pdmcclanahan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Echidna polyzona. BPBM 39620. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090275157. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39620.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090275157 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
