🇦🇸Animals recorded in American Samoa

Which animals have been recorded in American Samoa? 215,284 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 146 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Striated surgeonfish, Fivestripe wrasse, Whitecheek surgeonfish.

• 215,284 records
• 1,200+ species
• 43 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Striated surgeonfish, Fivestripe wrasse, Whitecheek surgeonfish. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in American Samoa

	Animal	Group	Records
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	6,332
	Fivestripe wrasse Thalassoma quinquevittatum	— Labridae	5,005
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	4,821
	Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissima	— Pomacanthidae	3,869
	Ocellate Damselfish Pomacentrus vaiuli	— Pomacentridae	3,663
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	3,533
	Bluelip Bristletooth Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus	— Acanthuridae	3,354
	Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua	— Balistidae	3,350
	Striped Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	3,242
	Flagtail Grouper Cephalopholis urodeta	— Serranidae	3,163
	Dick's Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon dickii	— Pomacentridae	3,084
	Bicolor chromis Chromis margaritifer	— Pomacentridae	2,841
	Bird wrasse Gomphosus varius	— Labridae	2,653
	Arceye Hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatus	— Cirrhitidae	2,635
	Reticulated Butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus	— Chaetodontidae	2,464
	Half-and-half Chromis Chromis iomelas	— Pomacentridae	2,347
	Blue-spotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	2,325
	Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus spilurus	— Scaridae	2,223
	Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus	— Labridae	2,161
	Midget Chromis Chromis acares	— Pomacentridae	2,045
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	1,818
	Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	1,690
	Dot and Dash Butterflyfish Chaetodon pelewensis	— Chaetodontidae	1,689
	Black Chromis Chromis xanthura	— Pomacentridae	1,644
	Ringtail maori wrasse Oxycheilinus unifasciatus	— Labridae	1,625
	Twospined Angelfish Centropyge bispinosa	— Pomacanthidae	1,515
	jewel damsel Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus	— Pomacentridae	1,505
	Fiji Blue Devil Chrysiptera taupou	— Pomacentridae	1,499
	Smalltooth Jobfish Aphareus furca	— Lutjanidae	1,495
	Striped Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	1,474
	Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus	— Labridae	1,418
	hump coral Porites rus	Anthozoa Poritidae	1,374
	Pacific Gregory Stegastes fasciolatus	— Pomacentridae	1,359
	Sixline Pigmy Wrasse Pseudocheilinus hexataenia	— Labridae	1,269
	Johnston Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus	— Pomacentridae	1,263
	Amethyst Anthias Pseudanthias pascalus	— Serranidae	1,244
	cauliflower coral Pocillopora meandrina	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	1,242
	Regal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus	— Pomacanthidae	1,234
	Redblotch Surgeonfish Acanthurus achilles	— Acanthuridae	1,233
	Brushtail Surgeonfish Zebrasoma scopas	— Acanthuridae	1,201
	Red Snapper Lutjanus bohar	— Lutjanidae	1,087
	Palecheek parrotfish Chlorurus japanensis	— Scaridae	1,082
	Surge Damselfish Chrysiptera brownriggii	— Pomacentridae	1,066
	Redlip Cleaner Wrasse Labroides rubrolabiatus	— Labridae	1,044
	Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris	— Labridae	1,034
	Yellowsaddle Goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus	— Mullidae	1,029
	Forsten's parrotfish Scarus forsteni	— Scaridae	1,019
	Bigeye Emperor Monotaxis grandoculis	— Lethrinidae	1,013
	false knob coral Astrea curta	Anthozoa Merulinidae	991
	Black durgon triggerfish Melichthys niger	— Balistidae	982
	Blacklobe Wrasse Labropsis xanthonota	— Labridae	960
	Scythe Triggerfish Sufflamen bursa	— Balistidae	918
	Flame Angelfish Centropyge loriculus	— Pomacanthidae	882
	Thompson's Surgeonfish Acanthurus thompsoni	— Acanthuridae	868
	Bar-finned Damsel Pomacentrus brachialis	— Pomacentridae	857
	Ornamental Wrasse Halichoeres ornatissimus	— Labridae	855
	Forster's Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri	— Cirrhitidae	840
	Richardson's Damsel Pomachromis richardsoni	— Pomacentridae	825
	Corrugated Coral Pavona varians	Anthozoa Agariciidae	794
	Crystal coral Galaxea fascicularis	Anthozoa Euphylliidae	765