Echidna nebulosa

English: Snowflake Moray (2); Hawaiian: puhi kapa (2)

As recorded: Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: R.H. Snider
Date: November 12, 1964
Locality: Guadalcanal; N side; 100-200 yards W of White River; tidepools
Island: Guadalcanal
Depth: 0 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

30 Bishop specimens of Echidna nebulosa · collected 1901–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 12, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 24+ other specimens.

Echidna nebulosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,051 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Mowbray, AU

(c) Sofi Forsman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Baie aux Tortues, MU

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

2026-10-25

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Karangasem, Bali, ID

(c) nucle0n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Kahalu’u Beach Park

(c) nikosoccer1014, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Echidna nebulosa. BPBM 5777. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36606350. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5777.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36606350 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026