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Uropterygius macrocephalus
Needle-tooth Moray
As recorded: Uropterygius macrocephalus (Bleeker, 1864)
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- "Tanager" Expedition
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- French Frigate Shoals
- Island
- French Frigate Shoals
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Uropterygius macrocephalus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.
2026-10-09
Centro Poblacion, Culasi, Antique, Philippines
(c) Paolo Co, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) shrom1234, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-17
Kamaole Shopping Center (northbound), Kihei, HI 96753, USA
(c) Nick Seefeldt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-10
L'Étang-Salé, RE-PL, RE
(c) setsof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-09
北太平洋, 卑南鄉, 臺東縣, TW
(c) mschuang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-13
Club de Yates, Mzlo., Col., México
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Uropterygius macrocephalus. BPBM 9637. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39603253. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9637.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39603253 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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