Myrichthys maculosus

English: Spotted Snake Eel (1)

As recorded: Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae

Collected by: R.H. Snider
Date: December 2, 1964
Locality: Viti Levu Island; off Suva; Makuluva Island; barrier reef
Island: Viti Levu
Region: Fiji
Coordinates: -18.1878, 178.5200 ± 772 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

25 Bishop specimens of Myrichthys maculosus · collected 1923–1996Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On December 2, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Myrichthys maculosus. BPBM 5923. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37629793. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/5923.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37629793 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026