🇮🇴Animals recorded in British Indian Ocean Territory

Which animals have been recorded in British Indian Ocean Territory? 9,755 occurrence records cover 825 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 Common House Gecko, knob coral, Checkerboard wrasse.

• 9,755 records
• 825 species
• 31 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Common House Gecko, knob coral, Checkerboard wrasse. 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 British Indian Ocean Territory

	Animal	Group	Records
	Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus	Squamata Gekkonidae	100
	knob coral Goniastrea stelligera	Anthozoa Merulinidae	91
	Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus	— Labridae	87
	Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga	— Chaetodontidae	79
	cauliflower coral Pocillopora verrucosa	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	78
	larger star coral Favites flexuosa	Anthozoa Merulinidae	74
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	74
	Powderblue surgeonfish Acanthurus leucosternon	— Acanthuridae	73
	Bluelined Snapper Lutjanus kasmira	— Lutjanidae	68
	Blue-spotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	67
	Regal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus	— Pomacanthidae	65
	Spotfin Squirrelfish Neoniphon sammara	— Holocentridae	63
	Smooth cauliflower coral Stylophora pistillata	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	58
	knob coral Dipsastraea pallida	Anthozoa Merulinidae	56
	Brush Coral Acropora hyacinthus	Anthozoa Acroporidae	43
	Black sun coral Tubastraea micranthus	Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae	42
	Common Mushroom Coral Fungia fungites	Anthozoa Fungiidae	39
	Lichen coral Porites lichen	Anthozoa Poritidae	39
	Maypole Butterflyfish Chaetodon meyeri	— Chaetodontidae	37
	Corrugated Coral Pavona varians	Anthozoa Agariciidae	32
	Honeycomb Coral Gardineroseris planulata	Anthozoa Agariciidae	31
	blue coral Heliopora coerulea	Anthozoa Helioporidae	30
	Ridge coral Leptoseris mycetoseroides	Anthozoa Agariciidae	30
	Antler Coral Pocillopora grandis	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	26
	organ-pipe coral Tubipora musica	Anthozoa Tubiporidae	26
	Granulated mushroom coral Pleuractis granulosa	Anthozoa Fungiidae	25
	mushroom coral Danafungia scruposa	Anthozoa Fungiidae	25
	Oval Mushroom Coral Lobactis scutaria	Anthozoa Fungiidae	25
	Mound Coral Porites lutea	Anthozoa Poritidae	24
	Gnarly brain Favites abdita	Anthozoa Merulinidae	23
	larger star coral Favites pentagona	Anthozoa Merulinidae	22
	Variable agama Calotes versicolor	Squamata Agamidae	22
	hump coral Porites nigrescens	Anthozoa Poritidae	21
	leaf coral Pavona clavus	Anthozoa Agariciidae	21
	Three-spot Dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus	— Pomacentridae	21
	Montipora elschneri	Anthozoa Acroporidae	21
	intermediate valley coral Oulophyllia crispa	Anthozoa Merulinidae	20
	Forster's Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri	— Cirrhitidae	19
	cauliflower coral Pocillopora damicornis	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	18
	leaf coral Pavona explanulata	Anthozoa Agariciidae	17
	striate boomerang coral Herpolitha limax	Anthozoa Fungiidae	17
	Bluelined wrasse Stethojulis albovittata	— Labridae	17
	Bullethead Rockskipper Blenniella periophthalmus	— Blenniidae	17
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	16
	mushroom coral Cycloseris costulata	Anthozoa Fungiidae	16
	lesser star coral Goniastrea pectinata	Anthozoa Merulinidae	15
	Bird wrasse Gomphosus varius	— Labridae	15
	Zigzag wrasse Halichoeres scapularis	— Labridae	15
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	15
	Goldbar wrasse Thalassoma hebraicum	— Labridae	15
	Catch Bowl Coral Isopora palifera	Anthozoa Acroporidae	15
	knob coral Dipsastraea matthaii	Anthozoa Merulinidae	15
	sinuous cup coral Lobophyllia radians	Anthozoa Lobophylliidae	15
	Yellowstripe Goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	— Mullidae	14
	Fire Coral Millepora platyphylla	Hydrozoa Milleporidae	14
	Blotcheye Soldierfish Myripristis murdjan	— Holocentridae	14
	coconut crab Birgus latro	Malacostraca Coenobitidae	14
	Hawaiian plate coral Leptoseris hawaiiensis	Anthozoa Agariciidae	14
	Elongate Mushroom Coral Pleuractis paumotensis	Anthozoa Fungiidae	14
	pore coral Montipora tuberculosa	Anthozoa Acroporidae	13