🇨🇨Animals recorded in the Cocos Islands

Which animals have been recorded in the Cocos Islands? 1,982 occurrence records cover 369 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 350 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Claudia's Wrasse, Threespot Wrasse, Lemonpeel angelfish.

• 1,982 records
• 369 species
• 25 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Claudia's Wrasse, Threespot Wrasse, Lemonpeel angelfish. 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 Cocos Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	Claudia's Wrasse Halichoeres claudia	— Labridae	58
	Threespot Wrasse Halichoeres trimaculatus	— Labridae	53
	Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissima	— Pomacanthidae	49
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	44
	Blue-spotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	40
	Powderblue surgeonfish Acanthurus leucosternon	— Acanthuridae	40
	Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga	— Chaetodontidae	38
	Bluelined Snapper Lutjanus kasmira	— Lutjanidae	35
	Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimus	— Chaetodontidae	32
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	32
	Three-spot Dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus	— Pomacentridae	30
	Maypole Butterflyfish Chaetodon meyeri	— Chaetodontidae	24
	shortnosed unicornfish Naso brevirostris	— Acanthuridae	20
	Palenose Parrotfish Scarus psittacus	— Scaridae	19
	Orangeband Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus	— Acanthuridae	17
	Mesothuria gargantua	Holothuroidea Mesothuriidae	17
	Amphiophiura bullata	Ophiuroidea Ophiopyrgidae	15
	Pronghorn Spiny Lobster Panulirus penicillatus	Malacostraca Palinuridae	14
	Brown Unicornfish Naso unicornis	— Acanthuridae	14
	Lineated Butterflyfish Chaetodon trifasciatus	— Chaetodontidae	12
	Yellow-margined Snapper Lutjanus fulvus	— Lutjanidae	11
	Ophiotholia spathifer	Ophiuroidea Ophiohelidae	10
	Orphnurgus insignis	Holothuroidea Deimatidae	8
	Ophiosphalma glabrum	Ophiuroidea Ophiosphalmidae	6
	Aloha grenadier Nezumia propinqua	— Macrouridae	6
	Pale Smiling Whiptail Ventrifossa gomoni	— Macrouridae	6
	Psychroplanes convexa	Holothuroidea Elpidiidae	6
	Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus	— Labridae	5
	Crown of thorns starfish Acanthaster planci	Asteroidea Acanthasteridae	5
	Deima validum	Holothuroidea Deimatidae	5
	Redstriped Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula	— Chaetodontidae	5
	Thinbarbel Whiptail Ventrifossa paxtoni	— Macrouridae	5
	Thalassocaris lucida	Malacostraca Pandalidae	5
	Peniagone vitrea	Holothuroidea Elpidiidae	5
	painted spiny lobster Panulirus versicolor	Malacostraca Palinuridae	4
	Ophiacantha pentagona	Ophiuroidea Ophiacanthidae	4
	Ophiotreta stimulea	Ophiuroidea Ophiotomidae	4
	Ophiactis perplexa	Ophiuroidea Ophiactidae	4
	Ophiura micracantha	Ophiuroidea Ophiuridae	4
	Amphiophiura laudata	Ophiuroidea Ophiopyrgidae	4
	Headless Chicken Fish Enypniastes eximia	Holothuroidea Pelagothuriidae	4
	Yellowstripe Goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	— Mullidae	4
	Spinose Lanternfish Myctophum spinosum	— Myctophidae	4
	Orphnurgus glaber	Holothuroidea Deimatidae	4
	Sturgeon grenadier Mataeocephalus acipenserinus	— Macrouridae	4
	Scotothuria herringi	Holothuroidea Synallactidae	4
	Orthoconchoecia atlantica	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	4
	Orthoconchoecia striola	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	4
	Smooth Box Crab Calappa hepatica	Malacostraca Calappidae	4
	Peniagone coccinea	Holothuroidea Elpidiidae	4
	Fellia bicornis	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	3
	Conchoecilla daphnoides	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	3
	Macroconchoecia caudata	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	3
	Conchoecissa imbricata	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	3
	Conchoecetta acuminata	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	3
	Ophiomoeris obstricta	Ophiuroidea Ophiacanthidae	3
	Ornate spiny lobster Panulirus ornatus	Malacostraca Palinuridae	3
	Fiji Locust Lobster Biarctus vitiensis	Malacostraca Scyllaridae	3
	veiled medusa Rhopalonema velatum	Hydrozoa Rhopalonematidae	3
	Ophiotreta valenciennesi	Ophiuroidea Ophiotomidae	3