BPBM 9397Ichthyology

Gymnothorax

Common Morays

As recorded: Gymnothorax Bloch, 1795

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall
Date: November 13, 1968
Locality: Palmyra Atoll; SE of Sand Islet
Island: Palmyra Atoll
Depth: 3 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

135 Bishop specimens of Gymnothorax · collected 1902–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 13, 1968, J.E. Randall also collected 24+ other specimens.

Gymnothorax observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26,409 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Yallingup Siding WA 6282澳洲

(c) 柯, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

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)

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Cite this specimen

Gymnothorax. BPBM 9397. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37031340. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9397.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37031340 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026