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Explore Marine Species Distribution


The map below shows the distribution of unique species in each location and by clicking on the links on the right you can see a list of all species for each country. This is an actively developed prototype so the data may contain some surprising results!
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Indonesia
Allogalathea elegans
Amblyeleotris fontanesii
Amphiprion akallopisos
Amphiprion allardi
Amphiprion ocellaris
Amphiprion percula
Amphiprion perideraion
Antennarius commerson
Antennarius hispidus
Antonietta janthina
Ardeadoris egretta
Arothron stellatus
Aulostomus chinensis
Bryaninops amplus
Caprella mutica
Ceratosoma gracillimum
Ceratosoma magnifica
Ceratosoma magnificum
Ceratosoma sinuatum
Chromodoris annae
Chromodoris coi
Chromodoris collingwoodi
Chromodoris dianae
Chromodoris kuniei
Chromodoris leopardus
Chromodoris lochi
Chromodoris reticulata
Chromodoris reticulata
Chromodoris willani
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
Cliona delitrix
Coralliocaris sandyi
Cryptocentrus leptocephalus
Cuthona yamasui
Diagramma melanacrum
Doris reticulata
Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus
Doto ussi
Elysia ornata
Epinephelus marginatus
Flabellina bilas
Flabellina rubrolineata
Galaxea fascicularis
Glaucus atlanticus
Glossodoris cincta
Glossodoris pallida
Glossodoris rufomarginata
Halgerda batangas
Halgerda okinawa
Hippocampus bargibanti
Hippocampus denise
Hippocampus pontohi
Hydatina physis
Hypselodoris apolegma
Hypselodoris bullockii
Hypselodoris infucata
Hypselodoris maculosa
Kaloplocamus maru
Lactoria cornuta
Manta birostris
Mola mola
Noumea alboannulata
Ophichthus cephalozona
Orectolobus japonicus
Parapterois heterura
Periclimenes brevicarpalis
Periclimenes colemani
Periclimenes imperator
Periclimenes soror
Petroscirtes breviceps
Phidiana indica
Phycocaris simulans
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Phyllognathia simplex
Platax pinnatus
Platydoris sanguinea
Plotosus lineatus
Polydectus cupulifer
Pontonides ankeri
Porcellanella haigae
Premnas biaculeatus
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Rhinomuraena quaesita
Rhinopias aphanes
Rhinopias frondosa
Risbecia tryoni
Rudarius ercodes
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Selaroides leptolepis
Sepia bandensis
Sepia elegans
Siphopteron brunneomarginatum
Solenostomus halimeda
Solenostomus paradoxus
Spirobranchus giganteus
Synalpheus neomeris
Synanceia verrucosa
Synchiropus splendidus
Thaumoctopus mimicus
Thuridilla hoffae
Tozeuma lanceolatum
Vir philippinensis