🇼🇫Animals recorded in Wallis & Futuna

Which animals have been recorded in Wallis & Futuna? 4,664 occurrence records cover 710 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Conotrochus brunneus, Anthemiphyllia dentata, Caryophyllia abrupta.

• 4,664 records
• 710 species
• 13 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Conotrochus brunneus, Anthemiphyllia dentata, Caryophyllia abrupta. 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 Wallis & Futuna

	Animal	Group	Records
	Conotrochus brunneus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	79
	Anthemiphyllia dentata	Anthozoa Anthemiphylliidae	69
	Caryophyllia abrupta	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	67
	Bourneotrochus stellulatus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	61
	Deltocyathus stella	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	59
	Anthemiphyllia spinifera	Anthozoa Anthemiphylliidae	48
	Deltocyathus taiwanicus	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	46
	ocular coral Madrepora oculata	Anthozoa Oculinidae	44
	Deltocyathus suluensis	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	42
	Deltocyathus cameratus	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	42
	striped bum coral Heterocyathus sulcatus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	41
	Anthemiphyllia patera	Anthozoa Anthemiphylliidae	39
	Monohedotrochus epithecatus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	38
	Deltocyathus crassiseptum	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	36
	Madrepora porcellana	Anthozoa Oculinidae	36
	Madracis kauaiensis	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	35
	Dactylotrochus cervicornis	Anthozoa Agariciidae	33
	Conotrochus asymmetros	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	31
	Fungiacyathus sandoi	Anthozoa Fungiacyathidae	31
	Fungiacyathus pusillus	Anthozoa Fungiacyathidae	30
	Flabellum arcuatile	Anthozoa Flabellidae	30
	Trochocyathus maculatus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	29
	Balanophyllia desmophyllioides	Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae	28
	Polycyathus octuplus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	27
	Flabellum pavoninum	Anthozoa Flabellidae	26
	Thalamophyllia tenuescens	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	25
	Anomocora gigas	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	25
	smooth bum coral Heteropsammia cochlea	Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae	25
	Truncatoflabellum phoenix	Anthozoa Flabellidae	25
	Javania exserta	Anthozoa Flabellidae	25
	Acropora muricata	Anthozoa Acroporidae	22
	Crispatotrochus rubescens	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	21
	Crispatotrochus rugosus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	21
	beaked stony coral Enallopsammia rostrata	Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae	18
	Stephanocyathus regius	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	18
	Leopard Podge Aporops bilinearis	— Serranidae	18
	Fungiacyathus margaretae	Anthozoa Fungiacyathidae	17
	Flabellum apertum	Anthozoa Flabellidae	17
	Truncatoflabellum vanuatu	Anthozoa Flabellidae	17
	Stephanophyllia complicata	Anthozoa Micrabaciidae	17
	Comical Blenny Ecsenius opsifrontalis	— Blenniidae	17
	Iridescent Cardinalfish Pristiapogon kallopterus	— Apogonidae	15
	Javania fusca	Anthozoa Flabellidae	15
	Crowned cup coral Stephanocyathus coronatus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	14
	Truncatoflabellum dens	Anthozoa Flabellidae	14
	Spot-tail Dottyback Pseudochromis jamesi	— Pseudochromidae	14
	Flagtail Grouper Cephalopholis urodeta	— Serranidae	14
	Palespot Podge Pseudogramma polyacantha	— Serranidae	14
	Fiji Blue Devil Chrysiptera taupou	— Pomacentridae	14
	Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris	— Labridae	13
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	13
	Samoan Cardinalfish Nectamia savayensis	— Apogonidae	13
	Dusky Farmerfish Stegastes nigricans	— Pomacentridae	13
	Trochocyathus vasiformis	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	12
	Trochocyathus hastatus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	12
	Caryophyllia crosnieri	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	12
	Caryophyllia marmorea	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	12
	Madrepora minutiseptum	Anthozoa Oculinidae	12
	Endopachys grayi	Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae	12
	Blacktip goby Valenciennea sexguttata	— Gobiidae	12