🇵🇷Animals recorded in Puerto Rico

Which animals have been recorded in Puerto Rico? 1,391,807 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 199 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Great barracuda, Cero, Mutton snapper.

• 1,391,807 records
• 1,200+ species
• 63 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Great barracuda, Cero, Mutton snapper. 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 Puerto Rico

	Animal	Group	Records
	Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda	— Sphyraenidae	14,830
	Cero Scomberomorus regalis	— Scombridae	14,756
	Mutton snapper Lutjanus analis	— Lutjanidae	13,877
	yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus	— Lutjanidae	13,543
	Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus	— Labridae	13,043
	Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus	— Serranidae	12,919
	Yellowfin grouper Mycteroperca venenosa	— Serranidae	12,911
	Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride	— Scaridae	12,770
	Blue runner Caranx crysos	— Carangidae	12,152
	Princess parrotfish Scarus taeniopterus	— Scaridae	11,824
	Red hind Epinephelus guttatus	— Serranidae	11,649
	Schoolmaster snapper Lutjanus apodus	— Lutjanidae	11,569
	Redband parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatum	— Scaridae	11,472
	Dog snapper Lutjanus jocu	— Lutjanidae	11,201
	Cubera snapper Lutjanus cyanopterus	— Lutjanidae	11,160
	Striped parrotfish Scarus iseri	— Scaridae	10,965
	Coney Cephalopholis fulva	— Serranidae	10,635
	Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum	Elasmobranchii Ginglymostomatidae	10,323
	Graysby Cephalopholis cruentata	— Serranidae	9,810
	Ocean surgeon Acanthurus bahianus	— Acanthuridae	9,781
	Lionfish Pterois volitans	— Scorpaenidae	9,762
	Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus	Malacostraca Palinuridae	9,505
	Queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris	— Pomacanthidae	9,491
	Mahogany snapper Lutjanus mahogoni	— Lutjanidae	9,490
	Black Jack Caranx lugubris	— Carangidae	9,405
	Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari	Elasmobranchii Myliobatidae	9,399
	Queen triggerfish Balistes vetula	— Balistidae	8,946
	Rock beauty Holacanthus tricolor	— Pomacanthidae	8,765
	Lane snapper Lutjanus synagris	— Lutjanidae	8,677
	Southern stingray Hypanus americanus	Elasmobranchii Dasyatidae	8,648
	Blue tang surgeonfish Acanthurus coeruleus	— Acanthuridae	8,462
	Horse-eye jack Caranx latus	— Carangidae	8,315
	Crevalle jack Caranx hippos	— Carangidae	8,272
	Redfin parrotfish Sparisoma rubripinne	— Scaridae	8,037
	Bar jack Caranx ruber	— Carangidae	8,032
	Queen parrotfish Scarus vetula	— Scaridae	7,720
	Tiger grouper Mycteroperca tigris	— Serranidae	7,378
	Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus perezii	Elasmobranchii Carcharhinidae	7,378
	Redtail parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterum	— Scaridae	7,061
	Pluma porgy Calamus pennatula	— Sparidae	6,917
	grey snapper Lutjanus griseus	— Lutjanidae	6,866
	Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus	— Acanthuridae	6,342
	Yellow fin mojarra Gerres cinereus	— Gerreidae	6,008
	Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatum	— Labridae	5,929
	Rock hind Epinephelus adscensionis	— Serranidae	5,864
	Yellowmouth grouper Mycteroperca interstitialis	— Serranidae	5,615
	Rainbow Runner Elagatis bipinnulata	— Carangidae	5,110
	Mackerel Scad Decapterus macarellus	— Carangidae	5,075
	spotted spiny lobster Panulirus guttatus	Malacostraca Palinuridae	5,066
	Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitus	— Pomacentridae	4,934
	White grunt Haemulon plumierii	— Haemulidae	4,906
	Bucktooth parrotfish Sparisoma radians	— Scaridae	4,763
	Midnight parrotfish Scarus coelestinus	— Scaridae	4,736
	Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnoti	— Labridae	4,708
	Spotted moray Gymnothorax moringa	— Muraenidae	4,495
	Queen conch Aliger gigas	Gastropoda Strombidae	4,198
	Smooth trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter	— Ostraciidae	4,195
	Ocean triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen	— Balistidae	4,106
	Trunkfish Lactophrys trigonus	— Ostraciidae	4,094
	Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatus	— Labridae	4,078