🇻🇮Animals recorded in the US Virgin Islands

Which animals have been recorded in the US Virgin Islands? 416,811 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 mustard hill coral, massive starlet coral, Long-Spined Sea Urchin.

• 416,811 records
• 1,200+ species
• 52 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include mustard hill coral, massive starlet coral, Long-Spined Sea Urchin. 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 US Virgin Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	mustard hill coral Porites astreoides	Anthozoa Poritidae	5,879
	massive starlet coral Siderastrea siderea	Anthozoa Rhizangiidae	5,280
	Long-Spined Sea Urchin Diadema antillarum	Echinoidea Diadematidae	4,971
	Bumpy star coral Orbicella franksi	Anthozoa Merulinidae	4,956
	false knob coral Montastraea cavernosa	Anthozoa Montastraeidae	4,936
	lettuce coral Agaricia agaricites	Anthozoa Agariciidae	4,759
	hump coral Porites porites	Anthozoa Poritidae	4,653
	Caribbean star coral Orbicella annularis	Anthozoa Merulinidae	4,558
	Boulder star coral Orbicella faveolata	Anthozoa Merulinidae	4,267
	fire coral Millepora alcicornis	Hydrozoa Milleporidae	4,141
	blushing star coral Stephanocoenia intersepta	Anthozoa Astrocoeniidae	4,128
	Lamarck’s sheet coral Agaricia lamarcki	Anthozoa Agariciidae	4,085
	brain coral Pseudodiploria strigosa	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,953
	maze coral Meandrina meandrites	Anthozoa Meandrinidae	3,905
	ten-ray star coral Madracis decactis	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	3,887
	boulder brain coral Colpophyllia natans	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,791
	Graham's sheet coral Agaricia grahamae	Anthozoa Agariciidae	3,708
	grooved brain coral Diploria labyrinthiformis	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,700
	low-relief lettuce coral Agaricia humilis	Anthozoa Agariciidae	3,641
	smooth flower coral Eusmilia fastigiata	Anthozoa Meandrinidae	3,621
	lesser starlet coral Siderastrea radians	Anthozoa Rhizangiidae	3,551
	bladed fire coral Millepora complanata	Hydrozoa Milleporidae	3,547
	Thin Fingers Coral Porites divaricata	Anthozoa Poritidae	3,545
	striate finger coral Madracis myriaster	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	3,510
	sunray lettuce coral Helioseris cucullata	Anthozoa Agariciidae	3,508
	pineapple coral Dichocoenia stokesii	Anthozoa Meandrinidae	3,501
	pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus	Anthozoa Meandrinidae	3,500
	knobbed brain coral Pseudodiploria clivosa	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,484
	rose coral Manicina areolata	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,476
	hump coral Porites furcata	Anthozoa Poritidae	3,470
	staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis	Anthozoa Acroporidae	3,467
	scroll coral Agaricia undata	Anthozoa Agariciidae	3,464
	constricted leaf coral Agaricia fragilis	Anthozoa Agariciidae	3,458
	artichoke coral Scolymia cubensis	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,453
	golfball coral Favia fragum	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,452
	rough cactus coral Mycetophyllia ferox	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,451
	elkhorn coral Acropora palmata	Anthozoa Acroporidae	3,451
	rough star coral Isophyllia rigida	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,448
	smooth star coral Solenastrea bournoni	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,447
	ridged cactus coral Mycetophyllia lamarckiana	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,446
	sinuous cactus coral Isophyllia sinuosa	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,443
	eight-ray finger coral Madracis formosa	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	3,442
	knobby cactus coral Mycetophyllia aliciae	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,442
	large flower coral Mussa angulosa	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,442
	Ribbon Coral Agaricia tenuifolia	Anthozoa Agariciidae	3,440
	corky sea finger Briareum asbestinum	Anthozoa Briareidae	3,438
	Lowridge cactus coral Mycetophyllia danaana	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,437
	knobby star coral Solenastrea hyades	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,436
	blue crust coral Porites branneri	Anthozoa Poritidae	3,436
	Box Fire Coral Millepora squarrosa	Hydrozoa Milleporidae	3,434
	fused staghorn coral Acropora prolifera	Anthozoa Acroporidae	3,434
	diffuse ivory bush coral Oculina diffusa	Anthozoa Oculinidae	3,434
	Atlantic mushroom coral Scolymia lacera	Anthozoa Faviidae	3,433
	orange cup coral Tubastraea coccinea	Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae	3,432
	Red boring sponge Cliothosa delitrix	Demospongiae Clionaidae	3,432
	green sea mat Zoanthus sociatus	Anthozoa Zoanthidae	3,432
	encrusting gorgonian Erythropodium caribaeorum	Anthozoa Erythropodiidae	3,432
	White Encrusting Zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum	Anthozoa Sphenopidae	3,432
	Redband parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatum	— Scaridae	3,362
	Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatum	— Labridae	3,327