🇹🇻What animals live in Tuvalu?

9,248 animal records from Tuvalu cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 9,248 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in Tuvalu

	Animal	Group	Records
	elongate clam Tridacna maxima	Bivalvia Cardiidae	182
	rock-boring urchin Echinometra mathaei	Echinoidea Echinometridae	168
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	108
	Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	94
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	90
	Blue-spotted Grouper, Peacock hind Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	87
	Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	85
	Surf Redfish Actinopyga mauritiana	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	81
	Striped Triggerfish, Orange-lined triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	79
	Pyram Top Shell Tectus pyramis	Gastropoda Tegulidae	76
	Striped Surgeonfish, Lined surgeonfish, Spoted box crab Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	74
	Red Snapper, Two-spot red snapper Lutjanus bohar	— Lutjanidae	67
	Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua	— Balistidae	67
	Reticulated Butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus	— Chaetodontidae	66
	Bigeye Emperor, Humpnose big-eye bream Monotaxis grandoculis	— Lethrinidae	66
	Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus	— Zanclidae	64
	Daisy parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus	— Scaridae	62
	giant spider conch Lambis truncata	Gastropoda Strombidae	59
	Steephead Parrotfish Chlorurus microrhinos	— Scaridae	58
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	57
	sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus	Mammalia Physeteridae	56
	Flagtail Grouper, Darkfin hind Cephalopholis urodeta	— Serranidae	54
	Regal angelfish, Royal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus	— Pomacanthidae	53
	Smalltooth Jobfish, Small toothed jobfish Aphareus furca	— Lutjanidae	53
	Serpent's-head Cowry Monetaria caputserpentis	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	53
	Brushtail Surgeonfish, Twotone tang Zebrasoma scopas	— Acanthuridae	53
	Blackspot Snapper, One-spot snapper, Onespot snapper Lutjanus monostigma	— Lutjanidae	52
	Redstriped Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula	— Chaetodontidae	52
	Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus	— Carangidae	52
	tiger fish Bohadschia argus	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	51
	Redbreast wrasse, Redbreasted wrasse Cheilinus fasciatus	— Labridae	50
	Chevroned Butterflyfish, Chevron butterflyfish Chaetodon trifascialis	— Chaetodontidae	49
	King Parrotfish Scarus flavipectoralis	— Scaridae	47
	cushion star Culcita novaeguineae	Asteroidea Oreasteridae	47
	Red Mouthed Stromb Conomurex luhuanus	Gastropoda Strombidae	47
	Longnose Parrotfish, Pacific longnose parrotfish Hipposcarus longiceps	— Scaridae	46
	Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga	— Chaetodontidae	45
	Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus	— Labridae	44
	Conus spec	Gastropoda Conidae	44
	Longnose Butterflyfish Forcipiger longirostris	— Chaetodontidae	43
	Fire Surgeonfish Acanthurus pyroferus	— Acanthuridae	43
	Cheeklined wrasse Oxycheilinus digramma	— Labridae	43
	Speckled Butterflyfish Chaetodon citrinellus	— Chaetodontidae	42
	Saddled Butterflyfish Chaetodon ephippium	— Chaetodontidae	41
	Pacific Doublesaddle Butterflyfish Chaetodon ulietensis	— Chaetodontidae	41
	Oval Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunulatus	— Chaetodontidae	41
	Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus	— Scaridae	41
	Scythe Triggerfish, Boomerang triggerfish Sufflamen bursa	— Balistidae	40
	Amberfish Thelenota anax	Holothuroidea Stichopodidae	40
	Honeycomb Grouper Epinephelus merra	— Serranidae	39
	fluted clam Tridacna squamosa	Bivalvia Cardiidae	39
	lolly fish Holothuria atra	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	38
	Goldenscaled Damselfish Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster	— Pomacentridae	38
	Pineapple Sea Cucumber Thelenota ananas	Holothuroidea Stichopodidae	38
	Tricolour parrotfish Scarus tricolor	— Scaridae	37
	Spondylus spec	Bivalvia Spondylidae	37
	Vlaming's Unicornfish, Bignose unicornfish Naso vlamingii	— Acanthuridae	36
	money cowrie Monetaria moneta	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	36
	Longnose Emperor, Longface emperor Lethrinus olivaceus	— Lethrinidae	34
	Forsten's parrotfish Scarus forsteni	— Scaridae	34