🇲🇻What animals live in the Maldives?

67,049 animal records from the Maldives cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 67,049 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in the Maldives

	Animal	Group	Records
	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	1,482
	House Crow Corvus splendens	Aves Corvidae	1,220
	Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus	Aves Cuculidae	1,075
	White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus	Aves Rallidae	907
	Variable agama Calotes versicolor	Squamata Agamidae	881
	Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana	Aves Laridae	751
	Blacktip Reef Shark, Blacktip Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus	Elasmobranchii Carcharhinidae	632
	Powderblue surgeonfish Acanthurus leucosternon	— Acanthuridae	541
	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Scolopacidae	532
	Whale Shark Rhincodon typus	Elasmobranchii Rhincodontidae	498
	hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata	Testudines Cheloniidae	496
	Oriental sweetlips Plectorhinchus vittatus	— Haemulidae	483
	Striated Heron Butorides striata	Aves Ardeidae	451
	Maldive anemonefish Amphiprion nigripes	— Pomacentridae	429
	Whitetip Shark, Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus	Elasmobranchii Carcharhinidae	426
	Indian Flying Fox Pteropus medius	Mammalia Pteropodidae	374
	Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus	— Zanclidae	361
	Giant Moray Gymnothorax javanicus	— Muraenidae	356
	Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus	— Carangidae	343
	Blue-spotted Grouper, Peacock hind Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	339
	Striped Triggerfish, Orange-lined triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	331
	shortnosed unicornfish Naso brevirostris	— Acanthuridae	330
	Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens	— Balistidae	319
	Reef Manta Ray, Alfred manta, Inshore manta ray, Prince Alfred’s ray Mobula alfredi	Elasmobranchii Myliobatidae	314
	Clark's anemonefish, Yellowtail clownfish Amphiprion clarkii	— Pomacentridae	305
	Nurse Shark, Tawny Nurse Shark Nebrius ferrugineus	Elasmobranchii Ginglymostomatidae	296
	ruggie hermit crab Coenobita rugosus	Malacostraca Coenobitidae	290
	Lineated Butterflyfish Chaetodon trifasciatus	— Chaetodontidae	286
	elongate clam Tridacna maxima	Bivalvia Cardiidae	285
	Grey Shark, Blacktail reef shark, Grey reef shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos	Elasmobranchii Carcharhinidae	284
	Redtooth Triggerfish, Red-toothed triggerfish, Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger	— Balistidae	283
	Steephead parrotfish Chlorurus strongylocephalus	— Scaridae	282
	Ocellated Eagle Ray, Sharpwing eagle ray Aetobatus ocellatus	Elasmobranchii Myliobatidae	274
	Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus	— Labridae	272
	Striped Surgeonfish, Lined surgeonfish, Spoted box crab Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	270
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	268
	Brushtooth Butterflyfish Hemitaurichthys zoster	— Chaetodontidae	256
	African Monarch Danaus chrysippus	Insecta Nymphalidae	254
	White-banded triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus	— Balistidae	250
	Sixbar wrasse Thalassoma hardwicke	— Labridae	250
	Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus	— Scaridae	246
	Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus	Squamata Gekkonidae	246
	Sea goldie Pseudanthias squamipinnis	— Serranidae	240
	green turtle Chelonia mydas	Testudines Cheloniidae	237
	Forster's Hawkfish, Blackside hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri	— Cirrhitidae	233
	Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus	— Labridae	232
	Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	231
	Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator	— Pomacanthidae	229
	Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum	— Balistidae	228
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	227
	Daisy parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus	— Scaridae	227
	Regal angelfish, Royal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus	— Pomacanthidae	225
	Pincushion Cushionstar Culcita schmideliana	Asteroidea Oreasteridae	222
	Blackstreak Surgeonfish, Epaulette surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricauda	— Acanthuridae	220
	Bluelined Snapper, Common bluestripe snapper Lutjanus kasmira	— Lutjanidae	215
	saddled butterflyfish Chaetodon falcula	— Chaetodontidae	214
	Paddletail Snapper, Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus	— Lutjanidae	212
	Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga	— Chaetodontidae	211
	Desjardin's Sailfin Tang Zebrasoma desjardinii	— Acanthuridae	208
	Indian Humbug Dascyllus abudafur	— Pomacentridae	207