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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora anthocercis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
2. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora granulosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
3. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora palmerae |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
4. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora vaughani |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
5. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora globiceps |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
6. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora nasuta |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
7. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora tenuis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
8. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora glauca |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic |
9. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora microclados |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
10. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora striata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
11. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora formosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
12. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora lutkeni |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
13. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora speciosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
14. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora florida |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
15. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora loripes |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
16. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora secale |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
17. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora digitifera |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
18. |
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 |
19. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora retusa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
20. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora carduus |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Oceanic |
21. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora humilis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
22. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora polystoma |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
|
23. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora austera |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
24. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora horrida |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
25. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora paniculata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
26. |
Alveopora verrilliana
|
Alveopora verrilliana |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
27. |
Alveopora spongiosa
|
Alveopora spongiosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
28. |
Alveopora allingi
|
Alveopora allingi |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
29. |
Atiu Swiftlet
|
Collocalia sawtelli |
Birds |
Cook Islands |
30. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
31. |
Black-blotched Stingray
|
Taeniura meyeni |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
32. |
Blacksaddled Coral Grouper
|
Plectropomus laevis |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
33. |
Blue Lorikeet
|
Vini peruviana |
Birds |
Cook Islands, French Polynesia |
34. |
Brindle Bass
|
Epinephelus lanceolatus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory, including Hawaii), Oceanic |
35. |
Bristle-thighed Curlew
|
Numenius tahitiensis |
Birds |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
36. |
Bubble Coral
|
Plerogyra sinuosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
37. |
Buller's Shearwater
|
Puffinus bulleri |
Birds |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
38. |
Camouflage Grouper
|
Epinephelus polyphekadion |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
39. |
Campbell Albatross
|
Thalassarche impavida |
Birds |
Antarctica, Australia and Norfolk Island, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Tonga |
40. |
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 |
41. |
Cauliflower Coral
|
Pocillopora elegans |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
42. |
Chatham Albatross
|
Thalassarche eremita |
Birds |
American Samoa, Australia, Chile, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Niue, Peru, Wallis and Futuna |
43. |
Closed Brain Coral
|
Leptoria phrygia |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
44. |
Collared Petrel
|
Pterodroma brevipes |
Birds |
Australia, North America, Oceanic, South America |
|
45. |
Cook Islands Fruit-dove
|
Ptilinopus rarotongensis |
Birds |
Cook Islands |
46. |
Cook Islands Reed-warbler
|
Acrocephalus kerearako |
Birds |
Cook Islands |
47. |
Cook's Petrel
|
Pterodroma cookii |
Birds |
American Samoa, Australia (Norfolk Island), Chile, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Niue, Pitcairn, United States and Minor Outlying Islands, Wallis and Futuna |
48. |
Crust Coral
|
Leptastrea bottae |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
49. |
Devil Fish
|
Manta birostris |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
50. |
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 |
51. |
Galapagos Shark
|
Carcharhinus galapagensis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
52. |
Giant Wrasse
|
Cheilinus undulatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic, United States Minor Outlying Islands (Wake Is.) |
53. |
Goniopora minor
|
Goniopora minor |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
54. |
Gould's Petrel
|
Pterodroma leucoptera |
Birds |
American Samoa, Antarctica, Australia, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Peru, Pitcairn, Wallis and Futuna |
55. |
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 |
56. |
Island Nesoluma
|
Nesoluma polynesicum |
Plants |
Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Hawaii |
57. |
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 |
58. |
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 |
59. |
Leptoseris incrustans
|
Leptoseris incrustans |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
60. |
Mangaia Kingfisher
|
Todiramphus ruficollaris |
Birds |
Cook Islands |
61. |
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 |
62. |
Montipora caliculata
|
Montipora caliculata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
63. |
Montipora calcarea
|
Montipora calcarea |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
64. |
Montipora australiensis
|
Montipora australiensis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Oceanic, South America |
65. |
Montipora venosa
|
Montipora venosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
66. |
Montipora angulata
|
Montipora angulata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
|
67. |
Montipora lobulata
|
Montipora lobulata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
68. |
Montipora foveolata
|
Montipora foveolata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
69. |
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 |
70. |
Montipora effusa
|
Montipora effusa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Oceanic |
71. |
Moon Coral
|
Favites flexuosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
72. |
Moon Coral
|
Favites complanata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
73. |
Moon Coral
|
Favites abdita |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory) |
74. |
Moon Coral
|
Favites russelli |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
75. |
Mottled Petrel
|
Pterodroma inexpectata |
Birds |
Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
76. |
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 |
77. |
Octopus Coral
|
Galaxea fascicularis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
78. |
Orange Button Coral
|
Scolymia vitiensis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
79. |
Parkinson's Petrel
|
Procellaria parkinsoni |
Birds |
Australia, Central America, North America, Oceanic, South America |
80. |
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 |
81. |
Pavona bipartita
|
Pavona bipartita |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
82. |
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 |
83. |
Porites murrayensis
|
Porites murrayensis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic |
84. |
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 |
85. |
Providence Petrel
|
Pterodroma solandri |
Birds |
Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
86. |
Psammocora digitata
|
Psammocora digitata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Oceanic, United States/US Territory |
87. |
Psammocora contigua
|
Psammocora contigua |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic, United States/US Territory |
88. |
Rarotonga Monarch
|
Pomarea dimidiata |
Birds |
Cook Islands |
|
89. |
Rarotonga Starling
|
Aplonis cinerascens |
Birds |
Cook Islands |
90. |
Smooth Cauliflower Coral
|
Stylophora pistillata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America |
91. |
Southern Giant Clam
|
Tridacna derasa |
Clams |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
92. |
Surge Grouper
|
Epinephelus socialis |
Fishes |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
93. |
Tahiti Petrel
|
Pseudobulweria rostrata |
Birds |
American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands |
94. |
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 |
95. |
Turbinaria Coral
|
Turbinaria mesenterina |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
96. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
97. |
White-necked Petrel
|
Pterodroma cervicalis |
Birds |
Asia, Australia, North America (including United States), Oceanic |