🇫🇲Animals recorded in Micronesia

Which animals have been recorded in Micronesia? 94,005 occurrence records cover 1,200+ 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 Striated surgeonfish, Daisy parrotfish, Whitecheek surgeonfish.

• 94,005 records
• 1,200+ species
• 40 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Striated surgeonfish, Daisy parrotfish, Whitecheek surgeonfish. 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 Micronesia

	Animal	Group	Records
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	9,148
	Daisy parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus	— Scaridae	3,591
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	1,954
	Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	1,512
	Paddletail Snapper Lutjanus gibbus	— Lutjanidae	1,158
	Bigeye Emperor Monotaxis grandoculis	— Lethrinidae	953
	Steephead Parrotfish Chlorurus microrhinos	— Scaridae	675
	Egghead Parrotfish Scarus oviceps	— Scaridae	570
	Longnose Parrotfish Hipposcarus longiceps	— Scaridae	565
	Swarthy Parrotfish Scarus niger	— Scaridae	558
	Bleeker's parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri	— Scaridae	554
	Lichen coral Porites lichen	Anthozoa Poritidae	535
	hump coral Porites rus	Anthozoa Poritidae	533
	hump coral Porites cylindrica	Anthozoa Poritidae	533
	Highfin Chub Kyphosus cinerascens	— Kyphosidae	515
	Striped Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	494
	Lowfin Chub Kyphosus vaigiensis	— Kyphosidae	484
	Blue-bridle Parrotfish Scarus dimidiatus	— Scaridae	394
	Dusky-Bellied Skink Emoia impar	Squamata Scincidae	386
	Palau Flying Fox Pteropus pelewensis	Mammalia Pteropodidae	378
	Yellow-margined Snapper Lutjanus fulvus	— Lutjanidae	334
	Blackspot Snapper Lutjanus monostigma	— Lutjanidae	314
	Masked spinefoot Siganus puellus	— Siganidae	292
	Smalltooth Jobfish Aphareus furca	— Lutjanidae	279
	Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus	— Carangidae	273
	Barred spinefoot Siganus doliatus	— Siganidae	272
	Golden-lined spinefoot Siganus lineatus	— Siganidae	267
	Ocean Gecko Gehyra oceanica	Squamata Gekkonidae	267
	Redbreast wrasse Cheilinus fasciatus	— Labridae	266
	Sling-jaw wrasse Epibulus insidiator	— Labridae	254
	Red Snapper Lutjanus bohar	— Lutjanidae	254
	Blue-spotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	254
	Bronze Soldierfish Myripristis adusta	— Holocentridae	252
	Marianas Blue-Tailed Skink Emoia caeruleocauda	Squamata Scincidae	243
	Schlegel's Parrotfish Scarus schlegeli	— Scaridae	229
	Blackstreak Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricauda	— Acanthuridae	224
	Doublebar goatfish Parupeneus trifasciatus	— Mullidae	220
	Jakati Emoia Emoia jakati	Squamata Scincidae	220
	Brown Unicornfish Naso unicornis	— Acanthuridae	218
	Goldlined Emperor Gnathodentex aureolineatus	— Lethrinidae	218
	Emerald Skink Lamprolepis smaragdina	Squamata Scincidae	218
	Midnight snapper Macolor macularis	— Lutjanidae	206
	Yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus	— Acanthuridae	203
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	195
	Fragile Micronesian Gecko Perochirus ateles	Squamata Gekkonidae	180
	Yellowfin Goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis	— Mullidae	175
	Common foxface Siganus vulpinus	— Siganidae	169
	Striped monocle bream Scolopsis lineata	— Nemipteridae	168
	Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus	— Labridae	167
	Blotcheye Soldierfish Myripristis murdjan	— Holocentridae	166
	Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus	— Scaridae	165
	Yellowstripe Goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	— Mullidae	163
	Dot-dash Goatfish Parupeneus barberinus	— Mullidae	161
	Sad Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris	Squamata Gekkonidae	155
	Tripletail wrasse Cheilinus trilobatus	— Labridae	152
	Boettger's Emo Skink Emoia boettgeri	Squamata Scincidae	150
	Black and white snapper Macolor niger	— Lutjanidae	142
	Palenose Parrotfish Scarus psittacus	— Scaridae	128
	Globehead parrotfish Scarus globiceps	— Scaridae	128
	reticulate rabbitfish Siganus randalli	— Siganidae	122