🇵🇫Animals recorded in French Polynesia

Which animals have been recorded in French Polynesia? 49,567 occurrence records cover 1,200+ 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 humpback whale, Lemonpeel angelfish, Blue-spotted Grouper.

• 49,567 records
• 1,200+ species
• 58 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include humpback whale, Lemonpeel angelfish, Blue-spotted Grouper. 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 French Polynesia

	Animal	Group	Records
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	370
	Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissima	— Pomacanthidae	209
	Blue-spotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	191
	Yellow-margined Snapper Lutjanus fulvus	— Lutjanidae	166
	Claudia's Wrasse Halichoeres claudia	— Labridae	155
	Moth Skink Ornithuroscincus noctua	Squamata Scincidae	152
	Dusky Farmerfish Stegastes nigricans	— Pomacentridae	140
	Red-speckled Blenny Cirripectes variolosus	— Blenniidae	137
	Ocean Gecko Gehyra oceanica	Squamata Gekkonidae	134
	Bluelined Snapper Lutjanus kasmira	— Lutjanidae	131
	Zebra Blenny Cirripectes quagga	— Blenniidae	129
	Threespot Wrasse Halichoeres trimaculatus	— Labridae	123
	Nerita plicata	Gastropoda Neritidae	119
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	118
	Smallmouth Squirrelfish Sargocentron microstoma	— Holocentridae	117
	elongate clam Tridacna maxima	Bivalvia Cardiidae	111
	Iridescent Cardinalfish Pristiapogon kallopterus	— Apogonidae	111
	Sad Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris	Squamata Gekkonidae	110
	Spotfin Squirrelfish Neoniphon sammara	— Holocentridae	109
	Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	108
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	107
	Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga	— Chaetodontidae	104
	Whitetail Damselfish Dascyllus aruanus	— Pomacentridae	102
	Crown squirrelfish Sargocentron diadema	— Holocentridae	101
	Yellowtail Dascyllus Dascyllus flavicaudus	— Pomacentridae	101
	White-Bellied Skink Emoia cyanura	Squamata Scincidae	99
	Dusky-Bellied Skink Emoia impar	Squamata Scincidae	98
	Aurora Bluetail Ischnura aurora	Insecta Coenagrionidae	98
	Spotted Toby Canthigaster solandri	— Tetraodontidae	95
	Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus	— Labridae	94
	Eyebar Goby Gnatholepis cauerensis	— Gobiidae	93
	Globe Skimmer Pantala flavescens	Insecta Libellulidae	92
	Whiteline Pygmygoby Eviota albolineata	— Gobiidae	91
	Palespot Podge Pseudogramma polyacantha	— Serranidae	90
	Eightline Pigmy Wrasse Pseudocheilinus octotaenia	— Labridae	88
	Flame Angelfish Centropyge loriculus	— Pomacanthidae	88
	South Pacific Convict Goby Priolepis squamogena	— Gobiidae	87
	Parashiela ambulata	Gastropoda Rissoidae	86
	Peppered Squirrelfish Sargocentron punctatissimum	— Holocentridae	83
	Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris	Mammalia Delphinidae	83
	Blackpearl Moray Gymnothorax margaritophorus	— Muraenidae	83
	Speckled Butterflyfish Chaetodon citrinellus	— Chaetodontidae	81
	Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimus	— Chaetodontidae	80
	Pacific Gregory Stegastes fasciolatus	— Pomacentridae	80
	Simulium oviceps	Insecta Simuliidae	79
	Honeycomb Grouper Epinephelus merra	— Serranidae	78
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	78
	Simulium lotii	Insecta Simuliidae	78
	Blackstripe Cardinalfish Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus	— Apogonidae	78
	The soiled Partula Partula otaheitana	Gastropoda Partulidae	78
	Palenose Parrotfish Scarus psittacus	— Scaridae	77
	Oval Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunulatus	— Chaetodontidae	77
	Slender Lizardfish Saurida gracilis	— Synodontidae	77
	Vagrant Moray Gymnothorax buroensis	— Muraenidae	77
	Bird wrasse Gomphosus varius	— Labridae	75
	Yellow Wrasse Thalassoma lutescens	— Labridae	75
	Arceye Hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatus	— Cirrhitidae	75
	Sixbar wrasse Thalassoma hardwicke	— Labridae	73
	Striped Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	73
	Samoan Cardinalfish Nectamia savayensis	— Apogonidae	73