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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,331

Parks with species

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Conservation

Explore the 290 species documented on WAnimals

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Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Short-snouted SeahorseVulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Moorish IdolLeast Concern

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
SpurdogVulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Smooth-houndEndangered

Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
SwordfishNear Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
RabbitfishNear Threatened

Rabbitfish

Chimaera monstrosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Marbled Electric RayVulnerable

Marbled Electric Ray

Torpedo marmorata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Atlantic SalmonLeast Concern

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Bluntnose Sixgill SharkNear Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Grey Reef SharkEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Greater PipefishLeast Concern

Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
American EelEndangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
Spotted Garden EelLeast Concern

Spotted Garden Eel

Heteroconger hassi

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Harlequin Snake EelLeast Concern

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
MackerelLeast Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Banded HumbugLeast Concern

Banded Humbug

Dascyllus aruanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Common GuitarfishCritically Endangered

Common Guitarfish

Rhinobatos rhinobatos

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
PikeLeast Concern

Pike

Esox lucius

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
51 countries
European HakeLeast Concern

European Hake

Merluccius merluccius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Dusky PerchEndangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Atlantic StargazerLeast Concern

Atlantic Stargazer

Uranoscopus scaber

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Atlantic HagfishLeast Concern

Atlantic Hagfish

Myxine glutinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Humphead WrasseEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Grey SnapperLeast Concern

Grey Snapper

Lutjanus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Banded ArcherfishLeast Concern

Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Clown TriggerfishLeast Concern

Clown Triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Yellow BoxfishLeast Concern

Yellow Boxfish

Ostracion cubicus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Spot-fin PorcupinefishLeast Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
White-spotted PufferLeast Concern

White-spotted Puffer

Arothron hispidus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Red LionfishLeast Concern

Red Lionfish

Pterois volitans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Queen ParrotfishLeast Concern

Queen Parrotfish

Scarus vetula

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Foureye ButterflyfishLeast Concern

Foureye Butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Atlantic SpadefishLeast Concern

Atlantic Spadefish

Chaetodipterus faber

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Clown AnemonefishNot Evaluated

Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Man-of-war FishLeast Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Lesser Spotted DogfishLeast Concern

Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Spiny Butterfly RayEndangered

Spiny Butterfly Ray

Gymnura altavela

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Dorab Wolf HerringLeast Concern

Dorab Wolf Herring

Chirocentrus dorab

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
TarponVulnerable

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

CarnivoreVulnerableFish
50 countries
Nurse SharkVulnerable

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Brown TroutNot Evaluated

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Little TunnyLeast Concern

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus

CarnivoreColonialFish
Spangled EmperorLeast Concern

Spangled Emperor

Lethrinus nebulosus

CarnivoreColonialFish
Crevalle JackLeast Concern

Crevalle Jack

Caranx hippos

CarnivoreColonialFish
Emperor AngelfishLeast Concern

Emperor Angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

OmnivoreIn pairsFish
StonefishNot Evaluated

Stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
59 countries
Tropical Two-wing FlyingfishLeast Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
AnglerLeast Concern

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
44 countries
Painted FrogfishLeast Concern

Painted Frogfish

Antennarius pictus

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Black MargateData Deficient

Black Margate

Anisotremus surinamensis

CarnivoreNocturnalFish
Cookiecutter SharkLeast Concern

Cookiecutter Shark

Isistius brasiliensis

CarnivoreNocturnalFish
AngelsharkCritically Endangered

Angelshark

Squatina squatina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Atlantic CodVulnerable

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
GiltheadLeast Concern

Gilthead

Sparus aurata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Three-spined SticklebackLeast Concern

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Horse MackerelVulnerable

Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Sea BassNear Threatened

Sea Bass

Dicentrarchus labrax

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common Thresher SharkVulnerable

Common Thresher Shark

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Rainbow TroutLeast Concern

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
European AnchovyLeast Concern

European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Palette SurgeonfishLeast Concern

Palette Surgeonfish

Paracanthurus hepatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn schools
PerchLeast Concern

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
45 countries
SailfishVulnerable

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
PilchardLeast Concern

Pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Caribbean Reef SharkEndangered

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

CarnivoreNocturnalEndangered
Brook TroutLeast Concern

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Red ScorpionfishLeast Concern

Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
MandarinfishLeast Concern

Mandarinfish

Synchiropus splendidus

CarnivoreDiurnalFish
TurbotLeast Concern

Turbot

Scophthalmus maximus

CarnivoreFishOcean
44 countries
Chinook SalmonNot Evaluated

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Greenland SharkVulnerable

Greenland Shark

Somniosus microcephalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Mediterranean MorayLeast Concern

Mediterranean Moray

Muraena helena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Japanese PufferfishNot Evaluated

Japanese Pufferfish

Takifugu rubripes

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Channel CatfishLeast Concern

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Blackbar SoldierfishLeast Concern

Blackbar Soldierfish

Myripristis jacobus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Beluga SturgeonCritically Endangered

Beluga Sturgeon

Huso huso

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries17 parks75 dive sites
Reef Manta RayVulnerable

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

DiurnalVulnerableFish
59 countries35 parks141 dive sites
Sockeye SalmonLeast Concern

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

ColonialFishFreshwater
4 countries7 parks5 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
Scalloped HammerheadCritically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
47 countries17 parks18 dive sites
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
32 countries14 parks15 dive sites
Galapagos SharkLeast Concern

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish
22 countries9 parks23 dive sites
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
56 countries16 parks14 dive sites
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
113 countries34 parks266 dive sites
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
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About this catalogue

Each species profile brings together what the animal is and where it can be seen: its classification and conservation status, its size, weight and lifespan, its diet and activity pattern, and the countries, parks and dive sites where its presence is documented. Taxonomy and common names come from GBIF and conservation status from the IUCN Red List; how we build our profiles explains every source and what we do when a fact is missing.

58 countries
40 parks
12 dive sites
62 countries
4 parks
89 dive sites
33 countries
51 parks
82 dive sites
27 countries
31 parks
70 dive sites
98 countries
69 parks
90 dive sites
67 countries
38 parks
252 dive sites
128 countries
69 parks
84 dive sites
14 countries
34 parks
52 dive sites
87 countries
89 parks
7 dive sites
24 countries
32 parks
50 dive sites
34 countries
22 parks
3 dive sites
25 countries
27 parks
76 dive sites
21 countries
15 parks
18 dive sites
162 countries
59 parks
10 dive sites
59 countries
20 parks
237 dive sites
81 countries
20 parks
34 dive sites
36 countries
35 parks
85 dive sites
38 countries
35 parks
9 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
231 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
235 dive sites
56 countries
4 parks
222 dive sites
42 countries
42 parks
89 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
235 dive sites
13 countries
23 parks
20 dive sites
117 parks
7 dive sites
40 countries
46 parks
83 dive sites
35 countries
28 parks
79 dive sites
27 countries
33 parks
71 dive sites
17 countries
36 parks
6 dive sites
61 countries
13 parks
138 dive sites
34 countries
25 parks
98 dive sites
15 countries
26 parks
17 dive sites
59 countries
35 parks
197 dive sites
31 countries
26 parks
172 dive sites
57 countries
39 parks
232 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
235 dive sites
92 countries
59 parks
336 dive sites
33 countries
21 parks
85 dive sites
49 countries
21 parks
86 dive sites
40 countries
12 parks
98 dive sites
59 countries
30 parks
105 dive sites
141 countries
82 parks
411 dive sites
22 countries
39 parks
61 dive sites
20 countries
23 parks
22 dive sites
61 countries
37 parks
109 dive sites
29 parks
24 dive sites
67 countries
6 parks
109 dive sites
81 countries
14 parks
23 dive sites
64 countries
36 parks
80 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
231 dive sites
45 countries
14 parks
21 dive sites
59 countries
35 parks
238 dive sites
35 parks
234 dive sites
124 countries
66 parks
365 dive sites
48 parks
79 dive sites
62 countries
14 parks
196 dive sites
40 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
121 countries
4 parks
3 dive sites
33 countries
31 parks
3 dive sites
57 countries
20 parks
8 dive sites
24 countries
47 parks
27 dive sites
29 countries
37 parks
79 dive sites
55 countries
141 parks
19 dive sites
44 countries
47 parks
103 dive sites
44 countries
46 parks
80 dive sites
44 countries
19 parks
9 dive sites
59 countries
12 parks
14 dive sites
68 countries
75 parks
21 dive sites
73 countries
4 parks
9 dive sites
44 countries
48 parks
81 dive sites
90 countries
38 parks
8 dive sites
59 countries
35 parks
192 dive sites
114 parks
6 dive sites
45 countries
39 parks
15 dive sites
44 countries
48 parks
84 dive sites
35 countries
19 parks
102 dive sites
39 countries
30 parks
3 dive sites
31 countries
36 parks
73 dive sites
24 countries
8 parks
92 dive sites
22 parks
84 dive sites
9 countries
22 parks
7 dive sites
11 countries
16 parks
6 dive sites
33 countries
27 parks
73 dive sites
5 countries
8 parks
3 dive sites
3 countries
30 parks
4 dive sites
128 countries
73 parks
41 dive sites
128 countries
35 parks
33 dive sites
57 countries
27 parks
23 dive sites
40 countries
24 parks
1 dive site
14 countries
9 parks
1 dive site