🇧🇶Animals recorded in Bonaire

Which animals have been recorded in Bonaire? 8,688 occurrence records cover 1,040 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 225 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Tudora aurantia, Cerion uva, Ember Goby.

• 8,688 records
• 1,040 species
• 29 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Tudora aurantia, Cerion uva, Ember Goby. 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 Bonaire

	Animal	Group	Records
	Tudora aurantia	Gastropoda Annulariidae	210
	Cerion uva	Gastropoda Cerionidae	193
	Ember Goby Palatogobius incendius	— Gobiidae	120
	Succinea gyrata	Gastropoda Succineidae	107
	Rhammatocerus cyanipes	Insecta Acrididae	82
	Sabre Goby Antilligobius nikkiae	— Gobiidae	74
	Pugnose bass Bullisichthys caribbaeus	— Serranidae	71
	Bicolor Basslet Lipogramma klayi	— Grammatidae	70
	Striped Tree Snail Drymaeus elongatus	Gastropoda Bulimulidae	67
	Microceramus bonairensis	Gastropoda Urocoptidae	58
	Helicocercus triguttatus	Insecta Tettigoniidae	55
	Pupoides nitidulus	Gastropoda Pupillidae	50
	Broad-tipped Conehead Neoconocephalus triops	Insecta Tettigoniidae	49
	Selenophorus yucatanus	Insecta Carabidae	45
	Jamaican field cricket Gryllus assimilis	Insecta Gryllidae	45
	Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus	— Aulostomidae	42
	Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride	— Scaridae	41
	Microcentrum angustatum	Insecta Tettigoniidae	39
	Bonairea maculata	Gastropoda Annulariidae	37
	Neosubulina harterti	Gastropoda Achatinidae	37
	Brachypodella gibbonsi	Gastropoda Urocoptidae	35
	Ochthebius attritus	Insecta Hydraenidae	34
	Throscinus schwarzi	Insecta Limnichidae	33
	French angelfish Pomacanthus paru	— Pomacanthidae	32
	Enochrus pygmaeus	Insecta Hydrophilidae	32
	Paracymus insularis	Insecta Hydrophilidae	31
	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	— Xiphiidae	31
	Caribbean meadow katydid Conocephalus cinereus	Insecta Tettigoniidae	31
	Enochrus pseudochraceus	Insecta Hydrophilidae	30
	Stoastomops walkeri	Gastropoda Helicinidae	29
	Allard's tree cricket Oecanthus allardi	Insecta Gryllidae	28
	Sea Grape Flatid Petrusa epilepsis	Insecta Flatidae	28
	American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber	Aves Phoenicopteridae	28
	Roughtongue bass Pronotogrammus martinicensis	— Serranidae	27
	Gastrocopta octonaria	Gastropoda Gastrocoptidae	27
	Queen parrotfish Scarus vetula	— Scaridae	26
	Bigtooth cardinalfish Paroncheilus affinis	— Apogonidae	26
	Panther anole Anolis bimaculatus	Squamata Dactyloidae	26
	Geranomyia tibialis	Insecta Limoniidae	25
	Radacris minutus	Insecta Acrididae	25
	Yellow goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus	— Mullidae	25
	Smooth trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter	— Ostraciidae	25
	Yellow-fin Tunny Thunnus albacares	— Scombridae	24
	Paracymus rufocinctus	Insecta Hydrophilidae	24
	Stove-pipe Sponge Aplysina archeri	Demospongiae Aplysinidae	23
	Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatum	— Labridae	23
	giant caribbean anemone Condylactis gigantea	Anthozoa Actiniidae	23
	Lateral-banded Water Scavenger Beetle Tropisternus lateralis	Insecta Hydrophilidae	22
	Laccophilus fasciatus	Insecta Dytiscidae	22
	Tachys cf. vittiger Tachys vittiger	Insecta Carabidae	22
	Onthophagus antillarum	Insecta Scarabaeidae	22
	Schoolmaster snapper Lutjanus apodus	— Lutjanidae	22
	Spanish hogfish Bodianus rufus	— Labridae	22
	Tusked goby Risor ruber	— Gobiidae	21
	Bonaire Whiptail Cnemidophorus ruthveni	Squamata Teiidae	21
	Rove beetle Lithocharis ochracea	Insecta Staphylinidae	20
	Ladybird beetle Delphastus pusillus	Insecta Coccinellidae	20
	Schwartz' Anole Anolis schwartzi	Squamata Dactyloidae	20
	Red-rimmed Melania Melanoides tuberculata	Gastropoda Thiaridae	20
	Minute Pygmy Locust Ellipes minuta	Insecta Tridactylidae	20