🇫🇲What animals live in Micronesia?

133,975 animal records from Micronesia cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 133,975 records
• 1,200+ species
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Most-recorded animals in Micronesia

	Animal	Group	Records
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	9,314
	Daisy parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus	— Scaridae	3,738
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	2,053
	Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	1,614
	Paddletail Snapper, Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus	— Lutjanidae	1,211
	Bigeye Emperor, Humpnose big-eye bream Monotaxis grandoculis	— Lethrinidae	1,025
	Micronesian Myzomela Myzomela rubratra	Aves Meliphagidae	817
	Micronesian Starling Aplonis opaca	Aves Sturnidae	816
	White Tern Gygis alba	Aves Laridae	720
	Steephead Parrotfish Chlorurus microrhinos	— Scaridae	713
	Egghead Parrotfish Scarus oviceps	— Scaridae	652
	Longnose Parrotfish, Pacific longnose parrotfish Hipposcarus longiceps	— Scaridae	603
	Swarthy Parrotfish, Dusky parrotfish Scarus niger	— Scaridae	600
	Bleeker's parrotfish Chlorurus bleekeri	— Scaridae	597
	hump coral Porites cylindrica	Anthozoa Poritidae	546
	Striped Surgeonfish, Lined surgeonfish, Spoted box crab Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	543
	hump coral Porites rus	Anthozoa Poritidae	541
	Dusky-Bellied Skink Emoia impar	Squamata Scincidae	538
	Lichen coral Porites lichen	Anthozoa Poritidae	535
	Highfin Chub, Blue sea chub, Blue seachub Kyphosus cinerascens	— Kyphosidae	530
	Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	Aves Laridae	518
	Lowfin Chub, Brassy chub Kyphosus vaigiensis	— Kyphosidae	502
	Caroline Islands Swiftlet Aerodramus inquietus	Aves Apodidae	487
	Emerald Skink Lamprolepis smaragdina	Squamata Scincidae	481
	Marianas Blue-Tailed Skink Emoia caeruleocauda	Squamata Scincidae	470
	Blue-bridle Parrotfish Scarus dimidiatus	— Scaridae	445
	Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva	Aves Charadriidae	439
	Ocean Gecko Gehyra oceanica	Squamata Gekkonidae	410
	Palau Flying Fox Pteropus pelewensis	Mammalia Pteropodidae	383
	Black Noddy Anous minutus	Aves Laridae	378
	White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus	Aves Phaethontidae	377
	Yellow-margined Snapper, Blacktail snapper Lutjanus fulvus	— Lutjanidae	375
	lolly fish Holothuria atra	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	354
	Blackspot Snapper, One-spot snapper, Onespot snapper Lutjanus monostigma	— Lutjanidae	344
	Masked spinefoot Siganus puellus	— Siganidae	337
	Purple-capped Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus ponapensis	Aves Columbidae	329
	Pohnpei Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubiginosus	Aves Psittacidae	327
	Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus	— Carangidae	322
	Smalltooth Jobfish, Small toothed jobfish Aphareus furca	— Lutjanidae	320
	Redbreast wrasse, Redbreasted wrasse Cheilinus fasciatus	— Labridae	319
	Rochia nilotica	Gastropoda Tegulidae	318
	elongate clam Tridacna maxima	Bivalvia Cardiidae	311
	Barred spinefoot Siganus doliatus	— Siganidae	310
	Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Aves Scolopacidae	299
	Blue-spotted Grouper, Peacock hind Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	298
	azure sea star Linckia laevigata	Asteroidea Ophidiasteridae	294
	Red Snapper, Two-spot red snapper Lutjanus bohar	— Lutjanidae	285
	Caroline Reed Warbler Acrocephalus syrinx	Aves Acrocephalidae	283
	Jakati Emoia Emoia jakati	Squamata Scincidae	280
	Schlegel's Parrotfish Scarus schlegeli	— Scaridae	276
	Bronze Soldierfish, Shadowfin soldierfish Myripristis adusta	— Holocentridae	272
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	272
	Golden-lined spinefoot Siganus lineatus	— Siganidae	270
	Sling-jaw wrasse, Slingjaw wrasse Epibulus insidiator	— Labridae	268
	Fragile Micronesian Gecko Perochirus ateles	Squamata Gekkonidae	265
	Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra	Aves Ardeidae	259
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	255
	Goldlined Emperor, Striped large-eye bream Gnathodentex aureolineatus	— Lethrinidae	254
	Boettger's Emo Skink Emoia boettgeri	Squamata Scincidae	250
	Flaccisagitta enflata	Sagittoidea Sagittidae	248