Animals of Mayotte
71 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Mayotte on GBIF: 36 sharks & fish, 15 mammals, 14 insects & other invertebrates, 4 birds, 2 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 71 animals by group
Whales & dolphins 12
- Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima
- Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- Indian Ocean humpback dolphin Sousa plumbea
- Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus
- Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis
- Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra
- Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
- Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata
- Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
- Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris
- Tropical bottlenose whale Indopacetus pacificus
Bats 2
- Mauritian tomb bat Taphozous mauritianus
- Seychelles fruit bat Pteropus seychellensis
Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 1
- Tailless tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus (introduced)
Seabirds, divers & grebes 1
- White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 1
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
Crows, jays & magpies 1
- Pied crow Corvus albus
Songbirds & perching birds 1
- Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
Snakes 1
- Indotyphlops braminus Indotyphlops braminus (introduced)
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1
- Gold dust day gecko Phelsuma laticauda (introduced)
Sharks 1
- Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
Rays, skates & chimaeras 5
- Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymma
- Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea
- Porcupine ray Urogymnus asperrimus
- Round ribbontail ray Taeniura meyeni
- Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
Bony fish 30
- Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
- Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
- Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
- Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum
- Dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
- Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
- Frigate tuna Auxis thazard
- Giant grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus
- Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
- Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis
- Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
- Green humphead parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum
- Guppy Poecilia reticulata (introduced)
- Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
- Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta
- Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
- Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
- Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus
- Milkfish Chanos chanos
- Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
- Paracanthurus Paracanthurus hepatus
- Platax teira Platax teira
- Plotosus lineatus Plotosus lineatus
- Pterois miles Pterois miles
- Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
- Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
- Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
- Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
- Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1
- Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 3
- Lybia tessellata Lybia tessellata
- Odontodactylus scyllarus Odontodactylus scyllarus
- Scylla serrata Scylla serrata
Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 2
- Bigfin reef squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana
- Octopus cyanea Octopus cyanea
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 1
- Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea heliopora
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 7
- Astropyga radiata Astropyga radiata
- Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
- Diadema setosum Diadema setosum
- Fromia indica Fromia indica
- Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
- Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata
- Thelenota ananas Thelenota ananas
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.