Coral Reefs & Oceans

The biggest habitat on Earth — a rainbow reef giving way to endless ocean.

ClimateWarm, sunlit tropical seas in the shallows; cold and dark in the deep.

LandscapeVibrant coral gardens and the vast open blue beyond.

Species recorded590

Written profiles11

Groups present9

Coordinates-18.0°, 147.0°

About Coral Reefs & Oceans

Coral reefs occupy a tiny share of the ocean floor and support a very large share of its species, which is possible because the coral itself is a partnership — animal polyps hosting algae that photosynthesise and feed them. That partnership is also the vulnerability: sustained heat causes the coral to expel its algae and bleach, and if the heat persists it dies. A reef is a structure as much as a community, and the fish, molluscs, crustaceans and turtles that live there depend on its physical complexity for shelter, so when a reef flattens the diversity goes with it even where the water is unchanged. Beyond the reef, the open ocean is the largest habitat on the planet and by far the least explored, holding the largest animals that have ever lived.

Featured animals of Coral Reefs & Oceans

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11 species have a full written profile.

Antarctic Krill

Euphausia superba

Least concernFilter feeder

Clownfish

Amphiprioninae

Least concernOmnivore

Carcharodon carcharias

VulnerableCarnivore

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least concernCarnivore

Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

EndangeredFilter feeder

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Least concernCarnivore

Seahorse

Hippocampus

Least concernCarnivore

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Least concernFilter feeder

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

EndangeredFilter feeder

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Least concernCarnivore

Most-recorded wild species here

Photographed and identified by iNaturalist contributors in this region, ordered by number of records.

Jewel Flutterer

Rhyothemis resplendens

Insects

Northern Giant Petrel

Macronectes halli

Birds

Freshwater Moray

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

Fish

Ithystenus hollandiae

Insects

Macleay's Ant-mimic Spider

Myrmarachne macleayana

Arachnids

Strumigenys philiporum

Insects

Myrmecia athertonensis

Insects

Highlands Giant Acrophylla

Acrophylla alta

Insects

Onychomyrmex hedleyi

Insects

Spiny Leaf insect

Extatosoma tiaratum

Insects

Myrmecia mjobergi

Insects

Frog-legged leaf beetle

Sagra femorata

Insects

Anthidiellum turneri

Insects

Magpie Goose

Anseranas semipalmata

Birds

Metura aristocosma

Insects

Anaplopus cleroides

Insects

Smooth Giant Clam

Tridacna derasa

Mollusks

Tropical Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans nigrescens

Birds

Full species checklist

A further 561 species recorded in Coral Reefs & Oceans.

Common name	Scientific name	Group	Records
Cockscomb Oyster	Lopha cristagalli	Mollusks	178
Little Kingfisher	Ceyx pusillus	Birds	177
Gigas Giant Clam	Tridacna gigas	Mollusks	176
Rainbow Stag Beetle	Phalacrognathus muelleri	Insects	175
North Queensland Jumping Spider	Cosmophasis micarioides	Arachnids	174
Double-eyed Fig Parrot	Cyclopsitta diophthalma	Birds	173
Spherillo telsogrossus	Spherillo telsogrossus	Other animals	172
Wompoo Fruit Dove	Megaloprepia magnifica	Birds	171
Boring Giant Clam	Tridacna crocea	Mollusks	170
Heteronuncia robusta	Heteronuncia robusta	Arachnids	169
giant rainforest mantis	Hierodula majuscula	Insects	168
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Birds	167
Two-colored Orange Spider Wasp	Heterodontonyx bicolor	Insects	167
Spotted Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna guttata	Birds	165
Allied Rock Wallaby	Petrogale assimilis	Mammals	163
Polyrhachis delicata	Polyrhachis delicata	Insects	162
Tiger Barb	Puntigrus tetrazona	Fish	161
Cubaris marmorata	Cubaris marmorata	Other animals	161
Giant Guitarfish	Glaucostegus typus	Other animals	160
Onychomyrmex mjobergi	Onychomyrmex mjobergi	Insects	159
Amyotea hamata	Amyotea hamata	Insects	158
Ceylalictus perditellus	Ceylalictus perditellus	Insects	157
Southern Cassowary	Casuarius casuarius	Birds	156
Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko	Saltuarius cornutus	Reptiles	154
Red-browed Finch	Neochmia temporalis	Birds	153
Jungle Carpet Python	Morelia spilota cheynei	Reptiles	152
Orthodera gracilis	Orthodera gracilis	Insects	151
Rainforest Mystic	Austrophya mystica	Insects	150
Polyrhachis foreli	Polyrhachis foreli	Insects	149
Diaphorodes tephrastis	Diaphorodes tephrastis	Insects	148
Mourning Gecko	Lepidodactylus lugubris	Reptiles	147
Pacific Black Duck	Anas superciliosa	Birds	146
Common Web-spider	Neoscona theisi	Arachnids	145
Podomyrma muckeli	Podomyrma muckeli	Insects	143
Boyd's Forest Dragon	Lophosaurus boydii	Reptiles	142
Giant Rockmaster	Diphlebia hybridoides	Insects	140
Spectacled Flying-fox	Pteropus conspicillatus	Mammals	139
Queensland Barred Bandicoot	Perameles pallescens	Mammals	137
Victoria's Riflebird	Ptiloris victoriae	Birds	136
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	Cacatua galerita	Birds	135
Silver Gull	Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae	Birds	134
Little Red Flying-fox	Pteropus scapulatus	Mammals	133
Xixuthrus nycticorax	Xixuthrus nycticorax	Insects	132
Ord River Mullet	Planiliza alata	Fish	130
red-banded jezebel	Delias mysis	Insects	129
Chestnut Tree Mouse	Pogonomys macrourus	Mammals	128
Copper Jewel	Hypochrysops apelles	Insects	127
Macgillivray's Treesnail	Rhynchotrochus macgillivrayi	Mollusks	126
Dactylopsila trivirgata picata	Dactylopsila trivirgata picata	Mammals	125
Opalescent Pendant-snail	Leptopoma perlucidum	Mollusks	124
Golden Bowerbird	Prionodura newtoniana	Birds	123
Cyphogastra pistor	Cyphogastra pistor	Insects	121
Saptha libanota	Saptha libanota	Insects	119
Crowned Melania	Thiara amarula	Mollusks	118
Schismadillo spinosus	Schismadillo spinosus	Other animals	117
Achias kurandanus	Achias kurandanus	Insects	115
Short-beaked Echidna	Tachyglossus aculeatus	Mammals	114
Phricta tortuwallina	Phricta tortuwallina	Insects	113
Temognatha regia	Temognatha regia	Insects	112
Teratomyrmex substrictus	Teratomyrmex substrictus	Insects	111
Australian Long-finned Eel	Anguilla reinhardtii	Fish	110
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo	Calyptorhynchus banksii	Birds	109
Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo	Dendrolagus lumholtzi	Mammals	108
Odontomachus cephalotes	Odontomachus cephalotes	Insects	107
Aneipo diva	Aneipo diva	Insects	106
Crimsontip Gudgeon	Butis butis	Fish	105
Polyrhachis cydista	Polyrhachis cydista	Insects	104
Moth Butterfly	Liphyra brassolis	Insects	103
Fireback Huntsman Spider	Beregama cordata	Arachnids	101
Orange-footed Scrubfowl	Megapodius reinwardt	Birds	100
Bullethead Blenny	Blenniella gibbifrons	Fish	100
Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse	Thalassoma bifasciatum	Fish	100
Arabian Picasso Triggerfish	Rhinecanthus assasi	Fish	100
Nasal-flap moray	Gymnothorax longinaris	Fish	100
Black-tailed Conger	Gnathophis mystax	Fish	100
Western Bluntnose Flyingfish	Prognichthys occidentalis	Fish	100
Harmonia bicolor	Harmonia bicolor	Insects	99
Raccoon Butterflyfish	Chaetodon lunula	Fish	99
Yellow Goatfish	Mulloidichthys martinicus	Fish	99
Dor's Sole	Soleichthys dori	Fish	99
Spotted Garden Eel	Heteroconger hassi	Fish	99
Dentex	Dentex dentex	Fish	99
Bluethroat Pikeblenny	Chaenopsis ocellata	Fish	99
Terrisswalkerius terraereginae	Terrisswalkerius terraereginae	Other animals	98
Palenose Parrotfish	Scarus psittacus	Fish	98
Stoplight Parrotfish	Sparisoma viride	Fish	98
Klunzinger's Wrasse	Thalassoma rueppellii	Fish	98
Boxlip Mullet	Oedalechilus labeo	Fish	98
Banded Jawfish	Opistognathus macrognathus	Fish	98
Crimson Finch	Neochmia phaeton	Birds	97
Redbarred Hawkfish	Cirrhitops fasciatus	Fish	97
French Grunt	Haemulon flavolineatum	Fish	97
Indian Lionfish	Pterois miles	Fish	97
American Pickerel	Esox americanus	Fish	97
Australian Cruiser	Macromia tillyardi	Insects	96
Devil Scorpionfish	Scorpaenopsis diabolus	Fish	96
Striped Parrotfish	Scarus iseri	Fish	96
Eastern Mosquitofish	Gambusia holbrooki	Fish	96
Longsnout Seahorse	Hippocampus reidi	Fish	96
Chelaner albipes	Chelaner albipes	Insects	95
Arc-eye Hawkfish	Paracirrhites arcatus	Fish	95
Nurse Shark	Ginglymostoma cirratum	Fish	95
Cowtail Stingray	Pastinachus sephen	Fish	95
Pink Skunk Anemonefish	Amphiprion perideraion	Fish	95
Ornate Wrasse	Thalassoma pavo	Fish	95
Mayan Cichlid	Mayaheros urophthalmus	Fish	95
Chlorophorus mjoebergii	Chlorophorus mjoebergii	Insects	94
Reef Manta Ray	Mobula alfredi	Fish	94
Small Triplefin Blenny	Tripterygion melanurus	Fish	94
Queen Angelfish	Holacanthus ciliaris	Fish	94
Geographic Seahare	Syphonota geographica	Mollusks	93
Barred Moray	Echidna polyzona	Fish	93
Leopard Torpedo	Torpedo panthera	Fish	93
Spine-cheek Clownfish	Amphiprion biaculeatus	Fish	93
Common Mola	Mola mola	Fish	93
Pike Topminnow	Belonesox belizanus	Fish	93
Herbert River Ring-tailed Possum	Pseudochirulus herbertensis	Mammals	92
Hawaiian Convict Surgeonfish	Acanthurus sandvicensis	Fish	92
Gray Snapper	Lutjanus griseus	Fish	92
Red Sea Redbreasted Wrasse	Cheilinus quinquecinctus	Fish	92
Peacock Blenny	Salaria pavo	Fish	92
Peacock Eel	Macrognathus siamensis	Fish	92
Banded Archerfish	Toxotes jaculatrix	Fish	91
Saddled Seabream	Oblada melanurus	Fish	91
Smalltooth Sawfish	Pristis pectinata	Fish	91
Sahul Sunbird	Cinnyris frenatus	Birds	90
Hawaiian Gregory	Plectroglyphidodon marginatus	Fish	90
Anomolous Goby	Coryogalops anomolus	Fish	90
Whitepatch Damsel	Dischistodus chrysopoecilus	Fish	90
Mediterranean Cardinalfish	Apogon imberbis	Fish	90
Scrawled Cowfish	Acanthostracion quadricornis	Fish	90
Ochre-tipped Darner	Dromaeschna weiskei	Insects	89
Spotted Boxfish	Ostracion meleagris	Fish	89
Bar Jack	Caranx ruber	Fish	89
Gold Blotch Grouper	Epinephelus costae	Fish	89
Johnrehnia lakebarrina	Johnrehnia lakebarrina	Insects	88
Spotted Porcupinefish	Diodon hystrix	Fish	88
Four-eyed Butterflyfish	Chaetodon capistratus	Fish	88
Red Sea Clearfin Lionfish	Pteropterus cinctus	Fish	88
Blackeye Thicklip	Hemigymnus melapterus	Fish	88
Mediterranean Damselfish	Chromis chromis	Fish	88
Green Moray	Gymnothorax funebris	Fish	88
Piramurana cyclops	Piramurana cyclops	Insects	87
Common Lionfish	Pterois volitans	Fish	87
Pacific Peacock Flounder	Bothus mancus	Fish	87
Atlantic Sergeant Major	Abudefduf saxatilis	Fish	87
Yellowstripe Goatfish	Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	Fish	87
Clark's Anemonefish	Amphiprion clarkii	Fish	87
Spotfin Hogfish	Bodianus pulchellus	Fish	87
Goldenrod Cleaner Wrasse	Labroides inopinatus	Fish	86
Yellowtail Coris	Coris gaimard	Fish	86
Atlantic Blue Tang	Acanthurus coeruleus	Fish	86
Doublebar Bream	Acanthopagrus bifasciatus	Fish	86
Naked Sole	Gymnachirus melas	Fish	86
Priestly Spiny Orbweaver	Gasteracantha sacerdotalis	Arachnids	85
Blackbanded Gudgeon	Oxyeleotris selheimi	Fish	85
Whitemouth Moray	Gymnothorax meleagris	Fish	85
Tiger Cardinalfish	Cheilodipterus macrodon	Fish	85
Moroccan White Seabream	Diplodus cadenati	Fish	85
Silver Driftfish	Psenes maculatus	Fish	85
Napoleon Wrasse	Cheilinus undulatus	Fish	84
Great Barracuda	Sphyraena barracuda	Fish	84
Pacific Orange-spine Unicornfish	Naso lituratus	Fish	84
Regal Angelfish	Pygoplites diacanthus	Fish	84
Three-striped Whiptail	Pentapodus trivittatus	Fish	84
Ringneck Blenny	Parablennius pilicornis	Fish	84
Black Grouper	Mycteroperca bonaci	Fish	84
Harlequin Tuskfish	Choerodon fasciatus	Fish	83
Yellow-headed Moray	Gymnothorax rueppelliae	Fish	83
White-spotted Puffer	Arothron hispidus	Fish	83
Blacklip Butterflyfish	Chaetodon kleinii	Fish	83
Chameleon Semi-slug	Fastosarion brazieri	Mollusks	82
Yellowfin Tripodfish	Tripodichthys angustifrons	Fish	82
Zebra Blenny	Istiblennius zebra	Fish	82
Slippery Dick	Halichoeres bivittatus	Fish	82
Blackback Anemonefish	Amphiprion melanopus	Fish	82
Five-spotted Wrasse	Symphodus roissali	Fish	82
Croaking Gourami	Trichopsis vittata	Fish	82
Bush Stone-curlew	Burhinus grallarius	Birds	81
Empire Gudgeon	Hypseleotris compressa	Fish	81
Moorish Idol	Zanclus cornutus	Fish	81
Mountain Mullet	Dajaus monticola	Fish	81
Dot-and-dash Goatfish	Parupeneus barberinus	Fish	81
Salema Porgy	Sarpa salpa	Fish	81
Acauloplacella incisa	Acauloplacella incisa	Insects	80
Redbreast Maori Wrasse	Cheilinus fasciatus	Fish	80
Longspined Porcupinefish	Diodon holocanthus	Fish	80
French Angelfish	Pomacanthus paru	Fish	80
Spotted Sandperch	Parapercis hexophtalma	Fish	80
East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse	Symphodus tinca	Fish	80
Netwinged Mantis	Neomantis australis	Insects	79
Sharksucker	Echeneis naucrates	Fish	79
Surge Wrasse	Thalassoma purpureum	Fish	79
Checkered Puffer	Sphoeroides testudineus	Fish	79
Geometric Moray	Gymnothorax griseus	Fish	79
Blue Demoiselle	Chrysiptera cyanea	Fish	79
Red Porgy	Pagrus pagrus	Fish	79
Golden Whistler	Pachycephala pectoralis	Birds	78
eastern rainbowfish	Melanotaenia splendida splendida	Fish	78
Ornate Butterflyfish	Chaetodon ornatissimus	Fish	78
Schoolmaster Snapper	Lutjanus apodus	Fish	78
Yellow Boxfish	Ostracion cubicum	Fish	78
Anchor Tuskfish	Choerodon anchorago	Fish	78
Horned Bream	Diplodus cervinus	Fish	78
Epaulette Shark	Hemiscyllium ocellatum	Fish	77
Divine Dwarf Goby	Eviota epiphanes	Fish	77
Bluespotted Fantail Ray	Taeniura lymma	Fish	77
Foxface	Siganus vulpinus	Fish	77
White Grunt	Haemulon plumierii	Fish	77
Striped Swampdragon	Agrionoptera longitudinalis biserialis	Insects	76
Stocky Hawkfish	Cirrhitus pinnulatus	Fish	76
Longspine Squirrelfish	Holocentrus rufus	Fish	76
Blackbar Damselfish	Plectroglyphidodon dickii	Fish	76
Pearly Razorfish	Xyrichtys novacula	Fish	76
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Birds	75
Polyrhachis mucronata	Polyrhachis mucronata	Insects	75
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse	Labroides phthirophagus	Fish	75
Reticulated Damselfish	Dascyllus reticulatus	Fish	75
Florida Gar	Lepisosteus platyrhincus	Fish	75
Collared Whipsnake	Demansia torquata	Reptiles	74
Hawaiian Garden Eel	Gorgasia hawaiiensis	Fish	74
Lined Bristletooth	Ctenochaetus striatus	Fish	74
Pearly Soldierfish	Myripristis kuntee	Fish	74
Tessellated Blenny	Hypsoblennius invemar	Fish	74
Tropical Rockmaster	Diphlebia euphoeoides	Insects	73
Spotted Tilapia	Pelmatolapia mariae	Fish	73
Bermuda Chub	Kyphosus sectatrix	Fish	73
Tobaccofish	Serranus tabacarius	Fish	73
North Queensland Day Moth	Alcides metaurus	Insects	72
Blue Catfish	Neoarius graeffei	Fish	72
Milletseed Butterflyfish	Chaetodon miliaris	Fish	72
Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish	Acanthurus tractus	Fish	72
Starry Puffer	Arothron stellatus	Fish	72
Atlantic Mackerel	Scomber scombrus	Fish	72
Whitefin Sharksucker	Echeneis neucratoides	Fish	72
Eastern Triangle Butterflyfish	Chaetodon baronessa	Fish	71
Bigeye Scad	Selar crumenophthalmus	Fish	71
Scalloped Hammerhead	Sphyrna lewini	Fish	70
Hawaiian Spotted Toby	Canthigaster jactator	Fish	70
Sharptail Eel	Myrichthys breviceps	Fish	70
Staghorn Damsel	Amblyglyphidodon curacao	Fish	70
Red Roarer	Psaltoda aurora	Insects	69
Lemon Damsel	Pomacentrus moluccensis	Fish	69
Banded Butterflyfish	Chaetodon striatus	Fish	69
Titan Triggerfish	Balistoides viridescens	Fish	69
Lei Triggerfish	Sufflamen bursa	Fish	69
European Conger	Conger conger	Fish	69
Lancer Dragonet	Callionymus bairdi	Fish	69
Mourilyan Banded Snail	Steorra mourilyani	Mollusks	68
Peacock Rockskipper	Istiblennius meleagris	Fish	68
Bigscale Soldierfish	Myripristis berndti	Fish	68
Suez Puffer	Lagocephalus suezensis	Fish	68
Bogue	Boops boops	Fish	68
Grey Angelfish	Pomacanthus arcuatus	Fish	68
Threadfin Butterflyfish	Chaetodon auriga	Fish	67
Iberian toothcarp	Apricaphanius iberus	Fish	67
Rainbow Parrotfish	Scarus guacamaia	Fish	67
Gangetic Moray	Strophidon sathete	Fish	66
Spotted Eagle Ray	Aetobatus narinari	Fish	66
Round Batfish	Platax orbicularis	Fish	66
Bignose Unicornfish	Naso vlamingii	Fish	66
Comber	Serranus cabrilla	Fish	66
Hogchoker	Trinectes maculatus	Fish	66
Epitymbia eudrosa	Epitymbia eudrosa	Insects	65
Mozambique Tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Fish	65
Christmas Wrasse	Thalassoma trilobatum	Fish	65
Midnight Snapper	Macolor macularis	Fish	65
Sundew Plume Moth	Buckleria paludum	Insects	64
Yellow Tang	Zebrasoma flavescens	Fish	64
Red Sea Goatfish	Parupeneus forsskali	Fish	64
Sailfin Molly	Poecilia latipinna	Fish	64
Helmeted Friarbird	Philemon buceroides	Birds	63
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse	Labroides dimidiatus	Fish	63
Blacktail Snapper	Lutjanus fulvus	Fish	63
Alticus magnusi	Alticus magnusi	Fish	63
Grey Reef Shark	Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos	Fish	63
Pacific Shortfinned Eel	Anguilla obscura	Fish	62
Sabre Squirrelfish	Sargocentron spiniferum	Fish	62
Chain Moray	Echidna catenata	Fish	62
Dusky Grouper	Epinephelus marginatus	Fish	62
Silver Catfish	Rhamdia quelen	Fish	62
Mettinia subocellifera	Mettinia subocellifera	Insects	61
Banded Toadfish	Marilyna pleurosticta	Fish	61
Redlip Parrotfish	Scarus rubroviolaceus	Fish	61
Vagabond Butterflyfish	Chaetodon vagabundus	Fish	61
Atlantic Crevalle Jack	Caranx hippos	Fish	61
Euobraztsovia chionodelta	Euobraztsovia chionodelta	Insects	60
Dusky Frillgoby	Bathygobius fuscus	Fish	60
Slendertail Moray	Gymnothorax gracilicauda	Fish	60
Saddle Grouper	Cephalopholis sexmaculata	Fish	60
Emerald Sleeper	Erotelis smaragdus	Fish	60
Dipterophagus daci	Dipterophagus daci	Insects	59
Scalloped Glassfish	Ambassis nalua	Fish	59
Yellow Stingray	Urobatis jamaicensis	Fish	59
Sohal Surgeonfish	Acanthurus sohal	Fish	59
Yellowmask Surgeonfish	Acanthurus mata	Fish	59
Striped Red Mullet	Mullus surmuletus	Fish	59
Viper Moray	Enchelycore nigricans	Fish	59
Longfin Snake Eel	Pisodonophis cancrivorus	Fish	58
Thicklip Grey Mullet	Chelon labrosus	Fish	58
Common Blacktip Shark	Carcharhinus limbatus	Fish	58
Tropical Pinfly	Neosticta fraseri	Insects	57
Blackpatch Triggerfish	Rhinecanthus verrucosus	Fish	57
Hawaiian Dascyllus	Dascyllus albisella	Fish	57
Yellowtail Damselfish	Microspathodon chrysurus	Fish	57
Coral Grouper	Cephalopholis miniata	Fish	57
Caribbean Cocoa Damselfish	Stegastes xanthurus	Fish	57
Australian Leafwing	Doleschallia bisaltide australis	Insects	56
Steephead Parrotfish	Chlorurus microrhinos	Fish	56
Western Atlantic Trumpetfish	Aulostomus maculatus	Fish	56
Masked Puffer	Arothron diadematus	Fish	56
Blue Unicornfish	Naso caeruleacauda	Fish	56
Bluebottle-fish	Nomeus gronovii	Fish	56
Yellowtail Barracuda	Sphyraena flavicauda	Fish	55
Saddle Butterflyfish	Chaetodon ephippium	Fish	55
Web Burrfish	Chilomycterus antillarum	Fish	55
Anoplognathus daemeli	Anoplognathus daemeli	Insects	54
Eyebrow Wedgefish	Rhynchobatus palpebratus	Fish	54
Ambon Toby	Canthigaster amboinensis	Fish	54
Night Sergeant	Abudefduf taurus	Fish	54
Striped Barracuda	Sphyraena obtusata	Fish	54
Bicolour Goatfish	Parupeneus barberinoides	Fish	54
Largemouth Bass	Micropterus nigricans	Fish	54
Northern Seahorse	Hippocampus erectus	Fish	54
Black Bittern	Botaurus flavicollis	Birds	53
Eightband Butterflyfish	Chaetodon octofasciatus	Fish	53
Common Two-banded Seabream	Diplodus vulgaris	Fish	53
Roughhead Blenny	Acanthemblemaria aspera	Fish	53
Map Puffer	Arothron mappa	Fish	52
Bluespine Unicornfish	Naso unicornis	Fish	52
Lyretail Anthias	Pseudanthias squamipinnis	Fish	52
Seram blenny	Salarias ceramensis	Fish	52
Paranthrenella melanocera	Paranthrenella melanocera	Insects	51
Leopard Coralgrouper	Plectropomus leopardus	Fish	51
Abbott's Moray	Gymnothorax eurostus	Fish	51
Harlequin Snake Eel	Myrichthys colubrinus	Fish	51
Blackspotted Puffer	Arothron nigropunctatus	Fish	51
Amur Carp	Cyprinus rubrofuscus	Fish	51
Brown Trout	Salmo trutta	Fish	50
Zircon Flutterer	Rhyothemis princeps	Insects	50
Blackfin Barracuda	Sphyraena qenie	Fish	50
Rusty Parrotfish	Scarus ferrugineus	Fish	50
Philippine Chromis	Chromis scotochiloptera	Fish	50
Madeira Scorpionfish	Scorpaena maderensis	Fish	50
Red-bellied Pacu	Piaractus brachypomus	Fish	50
Longfin Batfish	Platax teira	Fish	49
Yellowmargin Moray	Gymnothorax flavimarginatus	Fish	49
Leopard Dwarfgoby	Eviota pardalota	Fish	49
Mediterranean Starry Skate	Raja asterias	Fish	49
Neon Goby	Elacatinus oceanops	Fish	49
Humbug Dascyllus	Dascyllus aruanus	Fish	48
Giant Moray	Gymnothorax javanicus	Fish	48
Houndfish	Tylosurus crocodilus	Fish	48
Istiblennius rivulatus	Istiblennius rivulatus	Fish	48
Brassy Drummer	Kyphosus vaigiensis	Fish	48
Western Pirate Perch	Aphredoderus gibbosus	Fish	48
Tailed Green-banded Line Blue	Nacaduba cyanea	Insects	47
Sixbar Wrasse	Thalassoma hardwicke	Fish	47
Peacock Razorfish	Iniistius pavo	Fish	47
Striped Eel Catfish	Plotosus lineatus	Fish	47
Mediterranean Moray	Muraena helena	Fish	47
Red Big-eye	Heteropriacanthus carolinus	Fish	46
Fringe-lip Mullet	Plicomugil labiosus	Fish	46
Blacktail Comber	Serranus atricauda	Fish	46
Bull Shark	Carcharhinus leucas	Fish	46
Mouth Almighty	Glossamia aprion	Fish	45
Pacific Trumpetfish	Aulostomus chinensis	Fish	45
Istiblennius unicolor	Istiblennius unicolor	Fish	45
Leaf Scorpionfish	Taenianotus triacanthus	Fish	44
Peppered Moray	Gymnothorax pictus	Fish	44
Crown Butterflyfish	Chaetodon paucifasciatus	Fish	44
Blackbelt Hogfish	Bodianus mesothorax	Fish	44
Yellowtail Snapper	Ocyurus chrysurus	Fish	44
Slender Mudskipper	Periophthalmus gracilis	Fish	43
Beaugregory	Stegastes leucostictus	Fish	43
Variegated Lizardfish	Synodus variegatus	Fish	43
Butterfly-winged Comber	Serranus papilionaceus	Fish	43
Southern Stingray	Hypanus americanus	Fish	43
Musky Rat-kangaroo	Hypsiprymnodon moschatus	Mammals	42
Barcheek Amoya	Acentrogobius moloanus	Fish	42
Manybar Goatfish	Parupeneus multifasciatus	Fish	42
Ariosoma sanzoi	Ariosoma sanzoi	Fish	42
Whitetip Reef Shark	Triaenodon obesus	Fish	42
Bandtail Puffer	Sphoeroides spengleri	Fish	42
Barred Soapfish	Diploprion bifasciatus	Fish	41
Sebastapistes galactacma	Sebastapistes galactacma	Fish	41
Spotted Scorpionfish	Scorpaena plumieri	Fish	41
Green Tree Frog	Pelodryas caerulea	Amphibians	40
Pacific Blue Eye	Pseudomugil signifer	Fish	40
Oriental Flying Gurnard	Dactyloptena orientalis	Fish	40
Squirrelfish	Holocentrus adscensionis	Fish	40
Uranoscopus rosette	Uranoscopus rosette	Fish	40
Black Margate	Anisotremus surinamensis	Fish	40
Splendid Ochre	Trapezites symmomus	Insects	39
Lipstick Goby	Wuhanlinigobius polylepis	Fish	39
Midnight Parrotfish	Scarus coelestinus	Fish	39
Clavicle Tigertail	Tonyosynthemis claviculata	Insects	38
Longsnout Catfish	Plicofollis argyropleuron	Fish	38
Red Sea Stocky Hawkfish	Cirrhitus spilotoceps	Fish	38
Spotfin Lionfish	Pteropterus antennatus	Fish	38
Harlequin Bass	Serranus tigrinus	Fish	38
Darkmouth	Brachydiplax duivenbodei	Insects	37
Giant Trevally	Caranx ignobilis	Fish	37
Schooling Bannerfish	Heniochus diphreutes	Fish	37
Purple Tang	Zebrasoma xanthurum	Fish	37
Whitecheek Surgeonfish	Acanthurus nigricans	Fish	37
Undulate Skate	Raja undulata	Fish	37
Tiger Goby	Tigrigobius macrodon	Fish	37
Bryophilopsis leucopolia	Bryophilopsis leucopolia	Insects	36
Spotted Scat	Scatophagus argus	Fish	36
Goldspotted Eel	Myrichthys ocellatus	Fish	36
Orangeblotch Surgeonfish	Acanthurus olivaceus	Fish	36
Golden Topminnow	Fundulus chrysotus	Fish	36
Bar-shouldered Dove	Geopelia humeralis	Birds	35
Saddle Wrasse	Thalassoma duperrey	Fish	35
Greater Weever	Trachinus draco	Fish	35
Blackwing Searobin	Prionotus rubio	Fish	35
Lagoon Triggerfish	Rhinecanthus aculeatus	Fish	34
Masked Butterflyfish	Chaetodon semilarvatus	Fish	34
Ambon Damsel	Pomacentrus amboinensis	Fish	34
Spotfin Jawfish	Opistognathus robinsi	Fish	34
Paperbark Mantis	Ima fusca	Insects	33
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Fish	33
Yellowmouth Moray	Gymnothorax nudivomer	Fish	33
Eviota punyit	Eviota punyit	Fish	33
Sand Perch	Diplectrum formosum	Fish	33
Great Eggfly	Hypolimnas bolina	Insects	32
Bumphead Parrotfish	Bolbometopon muricatum	Fish	32
Gnatholepis caudimaculata	Gnatholepis caudimaculata	Fish	32
Giant Golden Orbweaver	Nephila pilipes	Arachnids	31
Timor Cardinalfish	Apogonichthyoides timorensis	Fish	31
Threeline Damsel	Pomacentrus trilineatus	Fish	31
Forceps Butterflyfish	Forcipiger flavissimus	Fish	31
Sailor's Choice	Haemulon parra	Fish	31
Rainford's Butterflyfish	Chaetodon rainfordi	Fish	30
Teardrop Butterflyfish	Chaetodon unimaculatus	Fish	30
Atlantic Peacock Flounder	Bothus lunatus	Fish	30
Humphead Bannerfish	Heniochus varius	Fish	30
White Sea Bream	Diplodus sargus	Fish	30
Polka-dot Batfish	Ogcocephalus cubifrons	Fish	30
Brahminy Kite	Haliastur indus	Birds	29
Threespot Damselfish	Stegastes planifrons	Fish	29
Halfmoon Angelfish	Pomacanthus maculosus	Fish	29
Bridled Monocle Bream	Scolopsis bilineata	Fish	29
Masquerader Hairy Blenny	Labrisomus conditus	Fish	29
Macleay's Honeyeater	Xanthotis macleayanus	Birds	28
Blue-green Chromis	Chromis viridis	Fish	28
Sharpnose Mullet	Neomyxus leuciscus	Fish	28
Blackstriped Cardinalfish	Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus	Fish	28
Pygmy Sea Bass	Serraniculus pumilio	Fish	28
Blue Triangle Butterfly	Graphium anthedon choredon	Insects	27
Barred Rabbitfish	Siganus doliatus	Fish	27
Tubelip Wrasse	Labrichthys unilineatus	Fish	26
Red Sea Mimic Blenny	Ecsenius gravieri	Fish	26
Brown Meagre	Sciaena umbra	Fish	26
Purplemouth Moray	Gymnothorax vicinus	Fish	26
Plumed Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna eytoni	Birds	25
Striped Surgeonfish	Acanthurus lineatus	Fish	25
Arabian Monocle Bream	Scolopsis ghanam	Fish	25
Planehead Filefish	Stephanolepis hispida	Fish	25
Australian Snakehead Gudgeon	Giuris aporocephalus	Fish	24
Floral Maori Wrasse	Cheilinus chlorourus	Fish	24
Freckled Hawkfish	Paracirrhites forsteri	Fish	24
Corkwing Wrasse	Symphodus melops	Fish	24
Barred Cardinalfish	Apogon binotatus	Fish	24
Elusive Archtail	Nannophlebia eludens	Insects	23
Emperor Angelfish	Pomacanthus imperator	Fish	23
Redfin Butterflyfish	Chaetodon lunulatus	Fish	23
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse	Coris julis	Fish	23
Hardhead Catfish	Ariopsis felis	Fish	23
Pacific Sailfin Tang	Zebrasoma velifer	Fish	22
Eyestripe Surgeonfish	Acanthurus dussumieri	Fish	21
Orchid Dottyback	Pseudochromis fridmani	Fish	21
Humpback Grouper	Chromileptes altivelis	Fish	21
Lioponera binodis	Lioponera binodis	Insects	20
Surf Parrotfish	Scarus rivulatus	Fish	20
Mottled Flounder	Bothus maculiferus	Fish	20
Axillary Wrasse	Symphodus mediterraneus	Fish	20
Spotted Goatfish	Pseudupeneus maculatus	Fish	20
Trittame loki	Trittame loki	Arachnids	19
Redband Parrotfish	Sparisoma aurofrenatum	Fish	19
Ehrenberg's Snapper	Lutjanus ehrenbergii	Fish	19
Lined Monocle Bream	Scolopsis lineata	Fish	19
Inshore Lizardfish	Synodus foetens	Fish	19
Narcissus Jewel	Hypochrysops narcissus	Insects	18
Atlantic Tarpon	Megalops atlanticus	Fish	18
Fire Dartfish	Nemateleotris magnifica	Fish	18
Australian Featherleg Tarantula	Selenotypus plumipes	Arachnids	17
Spiny Chromis	Acanthochromis polyacanthus	Fish	17
Yellowtail Parrotfish	Sparisoma rubripinne	Fish	17
Springer's Demoiselle	Chrysiptera springeri	Fish	17
Freckled Monitor	Varanus tristis orientalis	Reptiles	16
Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major	Abudefduf vaigiensis	Fish	16
Undulated Moray	Gymnothorax undulatus	Fish	16
Buffalo Trunkfish	Lactophrys trigonus	Fish	16
Pandanus Planthopper	Jamella australiae	Insects	15
Pug-headed Mudskipper	Periophthalmodon freycineti	Fish	15
Pearl Toby	Canthigaster margaritata	Fish	15
Florida Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Fish	15
Tropical Needle	Synlestes tropicus	Insects	14
Blackspot Longtom	Strongylura strongylura	Fish	14
Cheekscaled Frillgoby	Bathygobius cotticeps	Fish	14
Cigar Wrasse	Cheilio inermis	Fish	14
Blackback Butterflyfish	Chaetodon melannotus	Fish	14
Senegal seabream	Diplodus bellottii	Fish	14
Bony Bream	Nematalosa erebi	Fish	13
Asian Weaver Ant	Oecophylla smaragdina	Insects	13
’o’opu ‘akupa	Eleotris sandwicensis	Fish	13
Snowflake Moray	Echidna nebulosa	Fish	13
European Seabass	Dicentrarchus labrax	Fish	13
Bird Wrasse	Gomphosus varius	Fish	12
’o’opu naniha	Stenogobius hawaiiensis	Fish	12
Bluethroat Triggerfish	Sufflamen albicaudatum	Fish	12
European Carp	Cyprinus carpio	Fish	12
Red-headed Centipede	Scolopendra morsitans	Other animals	11
Orange-clawed Fiddler Crab	Gelasimus vomeris	Other animals	11
Squaretail Mullet	Ellochelon vaigiensis	Fish	11
Crown Squirrelfish	Sargocentron diadema	Fish	11
Sulfur Damsel	Pomacentrus sulfureus	Fish	11
Papuan Toby	Canthigaster papua	Fish	11
Goldline Bullseye Snakehead	Channa aurolineata	Fish	11
Purple-winged Mantis	Tenodera australasiae	Insects	10
Two-spined Angelfish	Centropyge bispinosa	Fish	10
Rockmover Wrasse	Novaculichthys taeniourus	Fish	10
Flagtail Grouper	Cephalopholis urodeta	Fish	10
Pumpkinseed	Lepomis gibbosus	Fish	10
Trionectes tenuipes	Trionectes tenuipes	Other animals	9
Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish	Chlorurus spilurus	Fish	9
Broomtail Wrasse	Cheilinus lunulatus	Fish	9
Leatherback Sea Turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	Reptiles	8
Swarthy Parrotfish	Scarus niger	Fish	8
Orbicular Cardinalfish	Sphaeramia orbicularis	Fish	8
Northern River Garfish	Zenarchopterus buffonis	Fish	7
Crescent Grunter	Terapon jarbua	Fish	7
Orangestripe Triggerfish	Balistapus undulatus	Fish	7
Zebra Lionfish	Dendrochirus zebra	Fish	7
Goldspotted Killifish	Floridichthys carpio	Fish	7
Yellowstriped Dartfish	Parioglossus formosus	Fish	6
Goldring Surgeonfish	Ctenochaetus strigosus	Fish	6
Snubnose Emperor Bream	Lethrinus borbonicus	Fish	6
Brown Honeyeater	Lichmera indistincta	Birds	5
Bellybar Pipefish	Hippichthys spicifer	Fish	5
Red Sea Flasher Wrasse	Paracheilinus octotaenia	Fish	5
Reticulated Sandperch	Parapercis tetracantha	Fish	5
Duckbill Garfish	Rhynchorhamphus georgii	Fish	4
Blackvent Damsel	Dischistodus melanotus	Fish	4
Brown Hoplo	Hoplosternum littorale	Fish	4
Cyrba ocellata	Cyrba ocellata	Arachnids	3
Honeycomb Grouper	Epinephelus merra	Fish	3
Aron's Blenny	Ecsenius aroni	Fish	3
Blue-spotted Cornetfish	Fistularia commersonii	Fish	3
Lemon Shark	Negaprion brevirostris	Fish	3
Australian Tern	Gelochelidon macrotarsa	Birds	2
Goldstripe Butterflyfish	Chaetodon aureofasciatus	Fish	2
Dusky Surgeonfish	Acanthurus nigrofuscus	Fish	2
Lattice Butterflyfish	Chaetodon rafflesii	Fish	2
Atlantic rainbow wrasse	Coris melanura	Fish	2
Australian Blue Riverdamsel	Pseudagrion crenatum	Insects	1
Bicolor Angelfish	Centropyge bicolor	Fish	1
Banded Damselfish	Dischistodus fasciatus	Fish	1
Porkfish	Anisotremus virginicus	Fish	1

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