🇹🇻Animals recorded in Tuvalu

Which animals have been recorded in Tuvalu? 675 occurrence records cover 280 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 206 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Conotrochus brunneus, Deltocyathus cameratus, Convict surgeonfish.

• 675 records
• 280 species
• 21 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Conotrochus brunneus, Deltocyathus cameratus, Convict surgeonfish. 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 Tuvalu

	Animal	Group	Records
	Conotrochus brunneus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	23
	Deltocyathus cameratus	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	18
	Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	17
	money cowrie Monetaria moneta	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	14
	Mauritia arabica	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	13
	Deltocyathus taiwanicus	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	12
	Stephanocyathus regius	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	12
	Flabellum apertum	Anthozoa Flabellidae	11
	Aulocyathus recidivus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	9
	Leafminer fly Ophiomyia cornuta	Insecta Agromyzidae	8
	Serpent's-head Cowrie Monetaria caputserpentis	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	8
	Fungiacyathus margaretae	Anthozoa Fungiacyathidae	8
	Stephanophyllia complicata	Anthozoa Micrabaciidae	7
	Lochmaeotrochus gardineri	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	7
	Isabell cowry Luria isabella	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	7
	Horn Coral Caryophyllia ambrosia	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	6
	Deltocyathus suluensis	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	6
	Deltocyathus stella	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	6
	Caryophyllia abrupta	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	6
	purple-mouthed cowry Lyncina carneola	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	6
	Honey Cowry Naria helvola	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	6
	ring cowrie Monetaria annulus	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	6
	Stephanophyllia neglecta	Anthozoa Micrabaciidae	5
	Snake-Eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus	Squamata Scincidae	5
	Funafuti Scaly-toed Gecko Lepidodactylus tepukapili	Squamata Gekkonidae	5
	Eyed Cowrie Arestorides argus	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	5
	White-Bellied Skink Emoia cyanura	Squamata Scincidae	4
	Antler Coral Pocillopora grandis	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	4
	Humpback Cowry Mauritia mauritiana	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	4
	yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti	Insecta Culicidae	3
	Bourneotrochus stellulatus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	3
	Trochocyathus hastatus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	3
	Caryophyllia scobinosa	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	3
	Fungiacyathus stephanus	Anthozoa Fungiacyathidae	3
	Caryophyllia quadragenaria	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	3
	Starry Cup Coral Acanthastrea echinata	Anthozoa Lobophylliidae	3
	Anthemiphyllia dentata	Anthozoa Anthemiphylliidae	3
	Casmaria erinaceus	Gastropoda Cassidae	3
	Map Cowry Leporicypraea mappa	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	3
	Calf Cowrie Lyncina vitellus	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	3
	striped bum coral Heterocyathus sulcatus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	3
	Lynx Cowry Lyncina lynx	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	3
	Bali Shortcake Acropora latistella	Anthozoa Acroporidae	3
	Brush Coral Acropora hyacinthus	Anthozoa Acroporidae	3
	Mound Coral Porites lutea	Anthozoa Poritidae	3
	Hebrew cone Conus ebraeus	Gastropoda Conidae	3
	Mauritia depressa	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	3
	Tulip cone Conus tulipa	Gastropoda Conidae	3
	Monohedotrochus epithecatus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	3
	wrinkle coral Psammocora columna	Anthozoa Psammocoridae	3
	Eroded Cowrie Naria erosa	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	3
	Cowrie Naria poraria	Gastropoda Cypraeidae	3
	Stylophora digitata	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	2
	Porites umbellifera	Anthozoa Poritidae	2
	cauliflower coral Pocillopora verrucosa	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	2
	Rice Coral Montipora verrucosa	Anthozoa Acroporidae	2
	pore coral Montipora crassituberculata	Anthozoa Acroporidae	2
	Platynereis polyscalma	Polychaeta Nereididae	2
	Distichopora nitida	Hydrozoa Stylasteridae	2
	Marlinsucker Remora osteochir	— Echeneidae	2