Gymnothorax
Common Morays
As recorded: Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and B.A. BakerB.A. Baker →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 12, 1969
- Locality
- Easter Island; off Motu Tautara
- Island
- Easter Island
- Depth
- 38 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 12, 1969, J.E. Randall and B.A. Baker also collected 13 other specimens.
Apogon
Ichthyology
Brotula multibarbata
Ichthyology
Centropyge hotumatua
Ichthyology
Chrysiptera rapanui
Ichthyology
Cirrhitidae
Ichthyology
Coris
Ichthyology
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Ichthyology
Moringua
Ichthyology
Pseudogramma australis
Ichthyology
Pseudolabrus fuentesi
Ichthyology
Satulinus
Ichthyology
Scorpaenodes englerti
Ichthyology
Synodus capricornis
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 6570. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37033199. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/6570.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37033199 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026