Life recorded in U.S. Outlying Islands

Every species with an occurrence record in U.S. Outlying Islands, most-recorded first: 401,155 records from museums, herbaria, surveys and naturalists, aggregated by GBIF. Keep paging and you reach the rarest, recorded once.

1. 1Goldrim SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigricans · Acanthuridae · 5,990 records
2. 2Twinspot SnapperLutjanus bohar · Lutjanidae · 5,392 records
3. 3Bicolor chromisChromis margaritifer · Pomacentridae · 5,320 records
4. 4Fivestripe wrasseThalassoma quinquevittatum · Labridae · 5,304 records
5. 5Bird wrasseGomphosus varius · Labridae · 5,247 records
6. 6Blackbar DevilPlectroglyphidodon dickii · Pomacentridae · 4,466 records
7. 7Peacock HindCephalopholis argus · Serranidae · 4,257 records
8. 8Lemonpeel angelfishCentropyge flavissima · Pomacanthidae · 4,217 records
9. 9Bluespotted SurgeonfishCtenochaetus marginatus · Acanthuridae · 3,871 records
10. 10White TernGygis alba · Laridae · 3,861 records
11. 11Blue-eye DamselPlectroglyphidodon johnstonianus · Pomacentridae · 3,786 records
12. 12Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus spilurus · Scaridae · 3,696 records
13. 13Laysan AlbatrossPhoebastria immutabilis · Diomedeidae · 3,577 records
14. 14Golden DamselfishStegastes aureus · Pomacentridae · 3,539 records
15. 15Vanderbilt's ChromisChromis vanderbilti · Pomacentridae · 3,232 records
16. 16Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatus · Cirrhitidae · 3,145 records
17. 17Flame Angelfish, Japanese pygmy angelfishCentropyge loriculus · Pomacanthidae · 3,113 records
18. 18Short-tail bristle-toothCtenochaetus cyanocheilus · Acanthuridae · 3,104 records
19. 19Ornamented WrasseHalichoeres ornatissimus · Labridae · 3,059 records
20. 20Darkfin HindCephalopholis urodeta · Serranidae · 2,900 records
21. 21Bluntheaded WrasseThalassoma amblycephalum · Labridae · 2,810 records
22. 22Great FrigatebirdFregata minor · Fregatidae · 2,730 records
23. 23Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus · Laridae · 2,714 records
24. 24Brown NoddyAnous stolidus · Laridae · 2,707 records
25. 25Eight-lined WrassePseudocheilinus octotaenia · Labridae · 2,677 records
26. 26Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva · Charadriidae · 2,639 records
27. 27Pinktail triggerfishMelichthys vidua · Balistidae · 2,456 records
28. 28Laysan DuckAnas laysanensis · Anatidae · 2,455 records
29. 29Midget ChromisChromis acares · Pomacentridae · 2,441 records
30. 30Bluelined SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigroris · Acanthuridae · 2,392 records
31. 31Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres · Scolopacidae · 2,327 records
32. 32Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda · Phaethontidae · 2,326 records
33. 33Cleaner-fishLabroides dimidiatus · Labridae · 2,301 records
34. 34hump coralPorites vaughani · Poritidae · 2,255 records
35. 35Bartlett's AnthiasPseudanthias bartlettorum · Serranidae · 2,245 records
36. 36Striated surgeonfishCtenochaetus striatus · Acanthuridae · 2,236 records
37. 37Small toothed jobfishAphareus furca · Lutjanidae · 2,200 records
38. 38Coral HindCephalopholis miniata · Serranidae · 2,192 records
39. 39Saddle WrasseThalassoma duperrey · Labridae · 2,176 records
40. 40Barcheek UnicornfishNaso lituratus · Acanthuridae · 2,152 records
41. 41Olive AnthiasPseudanthias olivaceus · Serranidae · 2,148 records
42. 42Blackside HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri · Cirrhitidae · 2,088 records
43. 43Manybar goatfishParupeneus multifasciatus · Mullidae · 2,076 records
44. 44Black-footed AlbatrossPhoebastria nigripes · Diomedeidae · 2,052 records
45. 45Yellow WrasseThalassoma lutescens · Labridae · 1,992 records
46. 46Bristle Thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis · Scolopacidae · 1,979 records
47. 47beaked stony coralEnallopsammia rostrata · Dendrophylliidae · 1,954 records
48. 48Red-footed BoobySula sula · Sulidae · 1,953 records
49. 49Orange-lined TriggerfishBalistapus undulatus · Balistidae · 1,939 records
50. 50Black DurgonMelichthys niger · Balistidae · 1,929 records
51. 51Bluefin TrevallyCaranx melampygus · Carangidae · 1,891 records
52. 52Common MynaAcridotheres tristis · Sturnidae · 1,884 records
53. 53Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria · Fringillidae · 1,811 records
54. 54hump coralPorites lobata · Poritidae · 1,805 records
55. 55Wandering TattlerTringa incana · Scolopacidae · 1,805 records
56. 56Pacific GregoryStegastes fasciolatus · Pomacentridae · 1,798 records
57. 57Redlip Cleaner WrasseLabroides rubrolabiatus · Labridae · 1,744 records
58. 58Bridled ParrotfishScarus frenatus · Scaridae · 1,718 records
59. 59Six-line WrassePseudocheilinus hexataenia · Labridae · 1,693 records
60. 60Ember parrotfishScarus rubroviolaceus · Scaridae · 1,692 records