Gymnothorax
Common Morays
As recorded: Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and G.R. AllenGerald R. Allen →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 2, 1969
- Locality
- Easter Island; W coast; Mataveri O Tai
- Island
- Easter Island
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1969, J.E. Randall and G.R. Allen also collected 11 other specimens.
Aseraggodes bahamondei
Ichthyology
Aulostomus chinensis
Ichthyology
Cantherhines rapanui
Ichthyology
Chaetodon litus
Ichthyology
Chrysiptera rapanui
Ichthyology
Coris debueni
Ichthyology
Crystallodytes pauciradiatus
Ichthyology
Itycirrhitus wilhelmi
Ichthyology
Moringua ferruginea
Ichthyology
Ophidion exul
Ichthyology
Scorpaenodes englerti
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26,400 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
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Uepi, Solomon Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Warringah, AU-NS, AU
(c) dakshinlovesplants, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gymnothorax. BPBM 6565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37025760. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6565.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37025760 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026