🇳🇷What animals live in Nauru?

Name: Animal occurrence records for Nauru
Creator: What Animal Lives Where

4,306 animal records from Nauru cover 399 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

4,306 records
399 species
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Most-recorded animals in Nauru

Animal	Group	Records
Surf Redfish Actinopyga mauritiana	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	184
blue-black urchin Echinothrix diadema	Echinoidea Diadematidae	182
lolly fish Holothuria atra	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	136
Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua	— Balistidae	102
Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	102
Striped Triggerfish, Orange-lined triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	100
Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	99
Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	98
Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissima	— Pomacanthidae	98
Striped Surgeonfish, Lined surgeonfish, Spoted box crab Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	97
Longnose Butterflyfish Forcipiger longirostris	— Chaetodontidae	97
Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus	— Zanclidae	96
sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus	Mammalia Physeteridae	96
Brushtail Surgeonfish, Twotone tang Zebrasoma scopas	— Acanthuridae	94
Maypole Butterflyfish Chaetodon meyeri	— Chaetodontidae	84
Flagtail Grouper, Darkfin hind Cephalopholis urodeta	— Serranidae	83
Halfmoon triggerfish Sufflamen chrysopterum	— Balistidae	77
Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimus	— Chaetodontidae	76
King Parrotfish Scarus flavipectoralis	— Scaridae	75
Scythe Triggerfish, Boomerang triggerfish Sufflamen bursa	— Balistidae	75
Mancinella armigera	Gastropoda Muricidae	72
Flame Angelfish, Japanese pygmy angelfish Centropyge loriculus	— Pomacanthidae	64
Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus	— Scaridae	62
Reticulated Butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus	— Chaetodontidae	59
mulberry drupe Drupa morum	Gastropoda Muricidae	59
Redstriped Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula	— Chaetodontidae	57
Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	52
Wedge Triggerfish, Wedge-tail triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus	— Balistidae	46
Vlaming's Unicornfish, Bignose unicornfish Naso vlamingii	— Acanthuridae	46
Fire Surgeonfish Acanthurus pyroferus	— Acanthuridae	45
Blue-spotted Grouper, Peacock hind Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	43
Vagabond Butterflyfish Chaetodon vagabundus	— Chaetodontidae	41
Black durgon triggerfish, Black triggerfish Melichthys niger	— Balistidae	38
silver-mouthed turban Turbo argyrostomus	Gastropoda Turbinidae	37
Tricolour parrotfish Scarus tricolor	— Scaridae	36
Redtooth Triggerfish, Red-toothed triggerfish, Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger	— Balistidae	32
Whitespotted Butterflyfish Chaetodon kleinii	— Chaetodontidae	31
Whitetail Squirrelfish, Silverspot squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum	— Holocentridae	28
Yellow-margined Snapper, Blacktail snapper Lutjanus fulvus	— Lutjanidae	28
Nauru Reed Warbler Acrocephalus rehsei	Aves Acrocephalidae	26
Serpent's-head Cowry Monetaria caputserpentis	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	26
Berndt's Soldierfish, Blotcheye soldierfish Myripristis berndti	— Holocentridae	25
Pineapple Sea Cucumber Thelenota ananas	Holothuroidea Stichopodidae	22
azure sea star Linckia laevigata	Asteroidea Ophidiasteridae	20
Speckled Butterflyfish Chaetodon citrinellus	— Chaetodontidae	20
Longfin Bannerfish, Pennant coralfish Heniochus acuminatus	— Chaetodontidae	19
Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus	Squamata Gekkonidae	18
Horned Bullfish Heniochus varius	— Chaetodontidae	17
Blackspot Snapper, One-spot snapper, Onespot snapper Lutjanus monostigma	— Lutjanidae	17
Goldlined Emperor, Striped large-eye bream Gnathodentex aureolineatus	— Lethrinidae	16
Swarthy Parrotfish, Dusky parrotfish Scarus niger	— Scaridae	16
rock-boring urchin Echinometra mathaei	Echinoidea Echinometridae	15
Marginated Surgeonfish, Striped-fin surgeonfish Ctenochaetus marginatus	— Acanthuridae	15
White-Bellied Skink Emoia cyanura	Squamata Scincidae	15
Brown Unicornfish, Bluespine unicornfish Naso unicornis	— Acanthuridae	15
Foursaddle grouper Epinephelus spilotoceps	— Serranidae	14
Bigeye Emperor, Humpnose big-eye bream Monotaxis grandoculis	— Lethrinidae	14
Forsten's parrotfish Scarus forsteni	— Scaridae	14
Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga	— Chaetodontidae	12
yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti	Insecta Culicidae	12

How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.