Echidna polyzona
Barred Moray, Striped moray
(Richardson, 1845)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 217467 ↗
Photo: (c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nigel Marsh (iNaturalist)
18
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1902
First collected
1989
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Echidna polyzona, most mentions first.
2002
Nonindigenous marine species in Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2002
Nonindigenous marine species at Waikiki and Hawaii Kai, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2001
Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1902 by W.A. Bryan (Minami Tori Shima). The Museum last collected it in 1989; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 14, 2026.
Alive today
110 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-14
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Lower Honoapiilani Rd, Nāpili-Honokōwai, HI, US
(c) PiperB, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-02
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Rad Dad Chad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-28
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-26
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-01
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-01
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)