🇧🇸Animals recorded in the Bahamas

Which animals have been recorded in the Bahamas? 44,772 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 206 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Swordfish, Common dolphinfish, Bigeye tuna.

• 44,772 records
• 1,200+ species
• 48 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Swordfish, Common dolphinfish, Bigeye tuna. 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 the Bahamas

	Animal	Group	Records
	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	— Xiphiidae	2,729
	Common dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus	— Coryphaenidae	1,358
	Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus	— Scombridae	1,019
	Yellow-fin Tunny Thunnus albacares	— Scombridae	996
	Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum	— Gempylidae	575
	albacore Thunnus alalunga	— Scombridae	573
	Planthopper Xyphon reticulatum	Insecta Cicadellidae	465
	Brown anole Anolis sagrei	Squamata Dactyloidae	449
	Northern curlytail lizard Leiocephalus carinatus	Squamata Leiocephalidae	375
	Auber's Ameiva Pholidoscelis auberi	Squamata Teiidae	195
	Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri	— Scombridae	187
	Caribbean Giant Barrel Sponge Xestospongia muta	Demospongiae Petrosiidae	180
	Cuban tree frog Osteopilus septentrionalis	Amphibia Hylidae	148
	Lionfish Pterois volitans	— Scorpaenidae	138
	Cerion glans	Gastropoda Cerionidae	123
	Bark Anole Anolis distichus	Squamata Dactyloidae	107
	Endoxocrinus parrae	Crinoidea Isselicrinidae	102
	Little Leaf Notcher Artipus floridanus	Insecta Curculionidae	100
	Blackfin tuna Thunnus atlanticus	— Scombridae	100
	American carriersnail Xenophora conchyliophora	Gastropoda Xenophoridae	99
	Artipus porosicollis	Insecta Curculionidae	96
	Gervais's Funnel-eared Bat Nyctiellus lepidus	Mammalia Natalidae	96
	seagrape snail Hemitrochus varians	Gastropoda Cepolidae	96
	Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus	— Scombridae	95
	Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis	Mammalia Molossidae	90
	Flattened Sea Urchin Phormosoma placenta	Echinoidea Phormosomatidae	85
	white miniature ark Barbatia domingensis	Bivalvia Arcidae	80
	Crinometra brevipinna	Crinoidea Charitometridae	79
	stocky cerith Cerithium litteratum	Gastropoda Cerithiidae	78
	netted olive Oliva reticularis	Gastropoda Olividae	76
	beaded periwinkle Cenchritis muricatus	Gastropoda Littorinidae	75
	Cerion eximeum	Gastropoda Cerionidae	74
	Reef Gecko Sphaerodactylus notatus	Squamata Sphaerodactylidae	69
	Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda	— Sphyraenidae	69
	Four-Tooth Nerite Nerita versicolor	Gastropoda Neritidae	69
	Cerion caerulescens	Gastropoda Cerionidae	68
	Diadem cup coral Stephanocyathus diadema	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	66
	blackcheek blenny Starksia lepicoelia	— Labrisomidae	65
	Plumarella pourtalesii	Anthozoa Primnoidae	64
	big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	64
	Bahamian Green Anole Anolis smaragdinus	Squamata Dactyloidae	64
	Conical star coral Deltocyathus italicus	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	60
	Stylaster duchassaingi	Hydrozoa Stylasteridae	58
	Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatum	— Labridae	58
	Bleeding Tooth Nerita peloronta	Gastropoda Neritidae	57
	Spotted Curlytail Lizard Leiocephalus punctatus	Squamata Leiocephalidae	55
	Fungiacyathus symmetricus	Anthozoa Fungiacyathidae	54
	Mesothuria verrilli	Holothuroidea Mesothuriidae	54
	West Indian dovesnail Columbella mercatoria	Gastropoda Columbellidae	52
	West Indian fuzzy chiton Acanthopleura granulata	Polyplacophora Chitonidae	52
	Horn Coral Caryophyllia ambrosia	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	51
	Acanthoprimnoa goesi	Anthozoa Primnoidae	51
	Araeosoma belli	Echinoidea Echinothuriidae	51
	sunrise tellin Tellina radiata	Bivalvia Tellinidae	51
	Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus	Aves Laridae	51
	Caillet's Fan Coral Javania cailleti	Anthozoa Flabellidae	50
	Pennsylvania lucine Lucina pensylvanica	Bivalvia Lucinidae	50
	Zebra Nerite Puperita pupa	Gastropoda Neritidae	49
	Inagua Curlytail Lizard Leiocephalus inaguae	Squamata Leiocephalidae	49
	Silky Tegula Agathistoma fasciatum	Gastropoda Tegulidae	49