🇾🇹Animals recorded in Mayotte

Which animals have been recorded in Mayotte? 25,480 occurrence records cover 343 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Grey Jobfish, Bluefin trevally, Chameleon Grouper.

• 25,480 records
• 343 species
• 24 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Grey Jobfish, Bluefin trevally, Chameleon 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 Mayotte

	Animal	Group	Records
	Grey Jobfish Aprion virescens	— Lutjanidae	2,930
	Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus	— Carangidae	1,844
	Chameleon Grouper Variola louti	— Serranidae	1,523
	Redmouth grouper Aethaloperca rogaa	— Serranidae	1,195
	Rusty jobfish Aphareus rutilans	— Lutjanidae	1,113
	Bowen's Red Snapper Etelis boweni	— Lutjanidae	875
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	806
	Bigeye Emperor Monotaxis grandoculis	— Lethrinidae	750
	Daisy parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus	— Scaridae	686
	Brushtail Surgeonfish Zebrasoma scopas	— Acanthuridae	683
	Tricolour parrotfish Scarus tricolor	— Scaridae	591
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	575
	Long-barbel goatfish Parupeneus macronemus	— Mullidae	516
	Blue-spotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	499
	Indian Gold-ring Bristletooth Ctenochaetus truncatus	— Acanthuridae	476
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	452
	Duskyfin hind Cephalopholis nigripinnis	— Serranidae	450
	Thompson's Surgeonfish Acanthurus thompsoni	— Acanthuridae	439
	Elegant Unicornfish Naso elegans	— Acanthuridae	436
	Steephead parrotfish Chlorurus strongylocephalus	— Scaridae	432
	Doubleband surgeonfish Acanthurus tennentii	— Acanthuridae	298
	Red Snapper Lutjanus bohar	— Lutjanidae	294
	Yellowsaddle Goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus	— Mullidae	274
	Smalltooth Jobfish Aphareus furca	— Lutjanidae	274
	Powderblue surgeonfish Acanthurus leucosternon	— Acanthuridae	240
	shortnosed unicornfish Naso brevirostris	— Acanthuridae	238
	Twospot surgeonfish Ctenochaetus binotatus	— Acanthuridae	232
	Blackstreak Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricauda	— Acanthuridae	216
	Strawberry Grouper Cephalopholis spiloparaea	— Serranidae	210
	Deep-water red snapper Etelis carbunculus	— Lutjanidae	203
	Black and white snapper Macolor niger	— Lutjanidae	191
	Yellowback fusilier Caesio xanthonota	— Caesionidae	182
	Eclipse parrotfish Scarus russelii	— Scaridae	181
	Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus	— Scaridae	164
	Goldlined Emperor Gnathodentex aureolineatus	— Lethrinidae	162
	Ocellated Parrotfish Cetoscarus ocellatus	— Scaridae	161
	Doublebar goatfish Parupeneus trifasciatus	— Mullidae	147
	Sidespot goatfish Parupeneus pleurostigma	— Mullidae	145
	Bluelined Snapper Lutjanus kasmira	— Lutjanidae	144
	Tricoloured Fusilier Pterocaesio tile	— Caesionidae	142
	Black Unicornfish Naso hexacanthus	— Acanthuridae	137
	Lunar fusilier Caesio lunaris	— Caesionidae	131
	Birdled parrotfish Scarus frenatus	— Scaridae	129
	Blacksaddled Coralgrouper Plectropomus laevis	— Serranidae	124
	Banana fusilier Pterocaesio pisang	— Caesionidae	106
	Blue and gold fusilier Caesio caerulaurea	— Caesionidae	103
	Coral hind Cephalopholis miniata	— Serranidae	100
	Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens	— Balistidae	100
	Palenose Parrotfish Scarus psittacus	— Scaridae	97
	Slender fusilier Gymnocaesio gymnoptera	— Caesionidae	97
	Dot-dash Goatfish Parupeneus barberinus	— Mullidae	94
	Vlaming's Unicornfish Naso vlamingii	— Acanthuridae	90
	White-edged lyretail Variola albimarginata	— Serranidae	80
	Swarthy Parrotfish Scarus niger	— Scaridae	80
	Paddletail Snapper Lutjanus gibbus	— Lutjanidae	79
	Brown Unicornfish Naso unicornis	— Acanthuridae	71
	Striped Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	67
	Palecheek parrotfish Chlorurus japanensis	— Scaridae	65
	Roundhead parrotfish Scarus viridifucatus	— Scaridae	64
	Eyestripe surgeonfish Acanthurus dussumieri	— Acanthuridae	60