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. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Abbott's Booby
|
Papasula abbotti |
Birds |
Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
2. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora paniculata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
3. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora nana |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
4. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora microclados |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
5. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora hyacinthus |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
6. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora formosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
7. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora aspera |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
8. |
Agassiz's Coral
|
Cyphastrea agassizi |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Asia, Australia, Central America, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
9. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
10. |
Blue Coral
|
Heliopora coerulea |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
11. |
Blyth's Flying Fox
|
Pteropus melanotus |
Mammals |
India, Indian Ocean (Christmas Island), Indonesia |
12. |
Bumphead Parrotfish
|
Bolbometopon muricatum |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
13. |
Cauliflower Coral
|
Pocillopora eydouxi |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
14. |
Christmas Hawk-owl
|
Ninox natalis |
Birds |
Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
15. |
Christmas Island Blind Snake
|
Ramphotyphlops exocoeti |
Reptiles |
Australia, Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
16. |
Christmas Island Frigatebird
|
Fregata andrewsi |
Birds |
Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
17. |
Christmas Island Goshawk
|
Accipiter fasciatus natalis |
Birds |
Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
18. |
Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon
|
Ducula whartoni |
Birds |
Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
19. |
Christmas Island Pipistrelle
|
Pipistrellus murrayi |
Mammals |
Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
20. |
Christmas Island Shrew
|
Crocidura trichura |
Mammals |
Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
21. |
Christmas Island White-eye
|
Zosterops natalis |
Birds |
Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
22. |
Closed Brain Coral
|
Leptoria phrygia |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
|
23. |
Crust Coral
|
Leptastrea aequalis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Oceanic |
24. |
Devil Fish
|
Manta birostris |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
25. |
Fungia fungites
|
Fungia fungites |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
26. |
Giant Wrasse
|
Cheilinus undulatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic, United States Minor Outlying Islands (Wake Is.) |
27. |
Hydnophora Coral
|
Hydnophora microconos |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
28. |
Isopora palifera
|
Isopora palifera |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
29. |
Knob Coral
|
Favia stelligera |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
30. |
Knob Coral
|
Favia matthaii |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
31. |
Knob Coral
|
Favia marshae |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Asia, Australia, Central America, Oceanic |
32. |
Lister's Gecko
|
Lepidodactylus listeri |
Reptiles |
Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
33. |
Lister's Palm
|
Arenga listeri |
Plants |
Indian Ocean (Christmas Island) |
34. |
Montipora lobulata
|
Montipora lobulata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
35. |
Montipora foliosa
|
Montipora foliosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
36. |
Montipora efflorescens
|
Montipora efflorescens |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
37. |
Montipora cocosensis
|
Montipora cocosensis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East |
38. |
Montipora capricornis
|
Montipora capricornis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Asia, Australia, Central America, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
39. |
Montipora angulata
|
Montipora angulata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
40. |
Montipora peltiformis
|
Montipora peltiformis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
41. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
42. |
Organ Pipe Coral
|
Tubipora musica |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
43. |
Pavona venosa
|
Pavona venosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
44. |
Pavona decussata
|
Pavona decussata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
|
45. |
Pavona cactus
|
Pavona cactus |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
46. |
Porites cylindrica
|
Porites cylindrica |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
47. |
Porites cocosensis
|
Porites cocosensis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Asia, Australia, Central America |
48. |
Porites somaliensis
|
Porites somaliensis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East |
49. |
Porites lobata
|
Porites lobata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
50. |
Psammocora digitata
|
Psammocora digitata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Oceanic, United States/US Territory |
51. |
Thorn Coral
|
Stylocoeniella cocosensis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Australia, China, Cocos Island, Indian Ocean (Christmas Island), Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand |
52. |
Turbinaria Coral
|
Turbinaria reniformis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |