Animals of Marshall Islands
22 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Marshall Islands on GBIF: 13 sharks & fish, 6 insects & other invertebrates, 3 birds. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 22 animals by group
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 2
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Songbirds & perching birds 1
- Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus (introduced)
Sharks 1
- Tawny nurse shark Nebrius ferrugineus
Rays, skates & chimaeras 1
- Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
Bony fish 11
- Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
- Dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
- Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
- Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
- Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta
- Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
- Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
- Reef triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
- Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 2
- Coconut crab Birgus latro
- Zosimus aeneus Zosimus aeneus
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 4
- Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
- Culcita novaeguineae Culcita novaeguineae
- Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
- Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata
Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.