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Gymnothorax kidako in life
In life — Kidako Moray, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Luis P. B., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Luis P. B.
BPBM 8494Ichthyology

Gymnothorax kidako

Kidako Moray

As recorded: Gymnothorax kidako (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, W.J. Baldwin, J.P. McVey, and E. JanssWayne J. Baldwin →E. Janss →J.P. McVey →Johnson Randall →
Date
June 21, 1969
Locality
Oahu; Waianae coast; off Pokai Bay; artificial reef (mostly car bodies, dumped in 1964)
Island
Oʻahu
Depth
25 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
14 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax kidako · collected 1966–1989Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 21, 1969, J.E. Randall, W.J. Baldwin, J.P. McVey, and E. Janss also collected 3 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax kidako. BPBM 8494. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37042339. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8494.

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