🇲🇵Animals recorded in the Northern Mariana Islands

Which animals have been recorded in the Northern Mariana Islands? 118,017 occurrence records cover 1,088 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 146 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Brown Surgeonfish, Fivestripe wrasse, Orangespine unicornfish.

• 118,017 records
• 1,088 species
• 38 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Brown Surgeonfish, Fivestripe wrasse, Orangespine unicornfish. 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 the Northern Mariana Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	3,704
	Fivestripe wrasse Thalassoma quinquevittatum	— Labridae	2,879
	Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	2,805
	Flagtail Grouper Cephalopholis urodeta	— Serranidae	2,516
	Arceye Hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatus	— Cirrhitidae	2,382
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	2,297
	Ocellate Damselfish Pomacentrus vaiuli	— Pomacentridae	2,275
	Ornamental Wrasse Halichoeres ornatissimus	— Labridae	2,160
	Pacific Gregory Stegastes fasciolatus	— Pomacentridae	2,040
	Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissima	— Pomacanthidae	2,000
	Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua	— Balistidae	1,984
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	1,964
	Yellow Wrasse Thalassoma lutescens	— Labridae	1,863
	Mango Angelfish Centropyge shepardi	— Pomacanthidae	1,859
	Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus	— Labridae	1,568
	Agile Chromis Chromis agilis	— Pomacentridae	1,427
	Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus	— Labridae	1,422
	Johnston Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus	— Pomacentridae	1,337
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	1,325
	Striped Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	1,300
	Midget Chromis Chromis acares	— Pomacentridae	1,260
	Red Snapper Lutjanus bohar	— Lutjanidae	1,220
	Yellow tang Zebrasoma flavescens	— Acanthuridae	1,185
	Marianas Blue-Tailed Skink Emoia caeruleocauda	Squamata Scincidae	1,128
	Forsten's parrotfish Scarus forsteni	— Scaridae	1,125
	Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus	— Scaridae	1,117
	Ringtail maori wrasse Oxycheilinus unifasciatus	— Labridae	1,092
	Guam Damsel Pomachromis guamensis	— Pomacentridae	1,077
	Scythe Triggerfish Sufflamen bursa	— Balistidae	1,065
	Striped Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	1,036
	Reticulate dascyllus Dascyllus reticulatus	— Pomacentridae	988
	jewel damsel Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus	— Pomacentridae	960
	Blue-spotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	937
	Forster's Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri	— Cirrhitidae	929
	Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris	— Labridae	892
	Bluelip Bristletooth Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus	— Acanthuridae	875
	Orangeband Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus	— Acanthuridae	862
	Spotband butterflyfish Chaetodon punctatofasciatus	— Chaetodontidae	843
	Insular Goatfish Parupeneus insularis	— Mullidae	836
	Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus	— Carangidae	826
	Surge Damselfish Chrysiptera brownriggii	— Pomacentridae	806
	Tahitian Squirrelfish Sargocentron tiere	— Holocentridae	795
	Black Chromis Chromis xanthura	— Pomacentridae	777
	Bigeye Emperor Monotaxis grandoculis	— Lethrinidae	740
	Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus spilurus	— Scaridae	734
	Vanderbilt's Chromis Chromis vanderbilti	— Pomacentridae	726
	Smalltooth Jobfish Aphareus furca	— Lutjanidae	723
	Flame hawkfish Neocirrhites armatus	— Cirrhitidae	721
	Fire Dartfish Nemateleotris magnifica	— Microdesmidae	711
	Eightline Pigmy Wrasse Pseudocheilinus octotaenia	— Labridae	707
	Fire Surgeonfish Acanthurus pyroferus	— Acanthuridae	680
	Bicolor chromis Chromis margaritifer	— Pomacentridae	635
	Amethyst Anthias Pseudanthias pascalus	— Serranidae	634
	Blackstriped Wrasse Cirrhilabrus katherinae	— Labridae	619
	Clown coris Coris aygula	— Labridae	612
	Dick's Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon dickii	— Pomacentridae	588
	Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimus	— Chaetodontidae	576
	Twospot surgeonfish Ctenochaetus binotatus	— Acanthuridae	575
	African coris Coris gaimard	— Labridae	558
	Forceps fish Forcipiger flavissimus	— Chaetodontidae	543