Wildlife of Kiribati

Ninety species of birds have been recorded in Kiribati, of which two are endemic and three have been introduced by humans.

[1] Two species of marine turtle have been positively identified in Kiribati waters:[2] The following marine turtle species have also been reported to occur in Kiribati waters, but only through descriptions:[2] There are about 500 fish species found around the Phoenix Islands.

The islands host triggerfish (Xanthichthys greenei) that reside in greater depths of the ocean.

Candy scale picnic gobies (Trimma squamicana) are more rare in other parts of the world, but are fairly common on the islands.

The y-barred sandperch (Parapercis lata), is a shallow-dwelling fish with a white body and patches of red.