🇺🇲Animals recorded in the United States Minor Outlying Islands

Which animals have been recorded in the United States Minor Outlying Islands? 235,706 occurrence records cover 1,200+ 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 Whitecheek surgeonfish, Fivestripe wrasse, Bird wrasse.

• 235,706 records
• 1,200+ species
• 47 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Whitecheek surgeonfish, Fivestripe wrasse, Bird wrasse. 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 United States Minor Outlying Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	4,543
	Fivestripe wrasse Thalassoma quinquevittatum	— Labridae	4,365
	Bird wrasse Gomphosus varius	— Labridae	3,549
	Bicolor chromis Chromis margaritifer	— Pomacentridae	3,317
	Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissima	— Pomacanthidae	3,277
	Dick's Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon dickii	— Pomacentridae	3,077
	Red Snapper Lutjanus bohar	— Lutjanidae	3,048
	Marginated Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus marginatus	— Acanthuridae	2,991
	Blue-spotted Grouper Cephalopholis argus	— Serranidae	2,822
	Golden Damselfish Stegastes aureus	— Pomacentridae	2,535
	Bluelip Bristletooth Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus	— Acanthuridae	2,456
	Vanderbilt's Chromis Chromis vanderbilti	— Pomacentridae	2,367
	Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus spilurus	— Scaridae	2,349
	Johnston Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus	— Pomacentridae	2,337
	hump coral Porites vaughani	Anthozoa Poritidae	2,248
	Flagtail Grouper Cephalopholis urodeta	— Serranidae	2,163
	Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua	— Balistidae	2,121
	Rainbow Wrasse Thalassoma amblycephalum	— Labridae	2,101
	Flame Angelfish Centropyge loriculus	— Pomacanthidae	2,035
	Ornamental Wrasse Halichoeres ornatissimus	— Labridae	2,017
	Arceye Hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatus	— Cirrhitidae	1,999
	beaked stony coral Enallopsammia rostrata	Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae	1,952
	hump coral Porites lobata	Anthozoa Poritidae	1,787
	Eightline Pigmy Wrasse Pseudocheilinus octotaenia	— Labridae	1,786
	Bluelined Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigroris	— Acanthuridae	1,715
	Striped Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	1,712
	Black durgon triggerfish Melichthys niger	— Balistidae	1,693
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	1,633
	Olive Anthias Pseudanthias olivaceus	— Serranidae	1,623
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	1,551
	Bartlett's Anthias Pseudanthias bartlettorum	— Serranidae	1,533
	Smalltooth Jobfish Aphareus furca	— Lutjanidae	1,451
	Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus	— Carangidae	1,391
	Yellow Wrasse Thalassoma lutescens	— Labridae	1,378
	Forster's Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri	— Cirrhitidae	1,363
	Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus	— Labridae	1,347
	Coral hind Cephalopholis miniata	— Serranidae	1,279
	Midget Chromis Chromis acares	— Pomacentridae	1,274
	Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	1,237
	Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus	— Labridae	1,234
	Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus	— Scaridae	1,220
	Corrugated Coral Pavona varians	Anthozoa Agariciidae	1,179
	Birdled parrotfish Scarus frenatus	— Scaridae	1,171
	saddle wrasse Thalassoma duperrey	— Labridae	1,170
	Redlip Cleaner Wrasse Labroides rubrolabiatus	— Labridae	1,167
	Pacific Gregory Stegastes fasciolatus	— Pomacentridae	1,163
	Insular Goatfish Parupeneus insularis	— Mullidae	1,160
	Acropora robusta	Anthozoa Acroporidae	1,157
	Black Chromis Chromis xanthura	— Pomacentridae	1,123
	knob coral Goniastrea stelligera	Anthozoa Merulinidae	1,054
	Spotted Hawkfish Paracirrhites hemistictus	— Cirrhitidae	1,043
	ocular coral Madrepora oculata	Anthozoa Oculinidae	1,006
	Berndt's Soldierfish Myripristis berndti	— Holocentridae	1,000
	Ringtail maori wrasse Oxycheilinus unifasciatus	— Labridae	984
	Grey Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos	Elasmobranchii Carcharhinidae	964
	Barred thicklip Hemigymnus fasciatus	— Labridae	939
	Black Jack Caranx lugubris	— Carangidae	913
	Tahitian Squirrelfish Sargocentron tiere	— Holocentridae	868
	Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus	— Acanthuridae	826
	Chrysogorgia geniculata	Anthozoa Chrysogorgiidae	809