Gymnothorax meleagris

English: Whitemouth Moray (1); Hawaiian: puhi onio (1)

As recorded: Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795)

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, R.L. Bowers, and A.C. BannerA.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Ralph Bowers →Johnson Randall →
Date: July 26, 1968
Locality: Johnston Atoll; outside reef about 200 yards NE of small boat channel
Island: Johnston Atoll
Depth: 8 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

19 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax meleagris · collected 1901–1988Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 26, 1968, J.E. Randall, R.L. Bowers, and A.C. Banner also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax meleagris. BPBM 8938. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37041824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8938.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37041824 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026