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National Presence

Existing
Extinct / Extirpated / Eradicated
Absent but listed

Biological Groups

All plant-like species
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Algae / Seaweeds
- Fungi and lichens
- Mosses and Liverworts
- Ferns and relatives
- Trees
  
  Shrubs
  
  Vines
  
  Other
  
  ⇐ All Flowering plants and gymnosperms
Invertebrates
- Protozoans
- Sponges
- Stony corals
- Other cnidarians
- Worms
- Starfish, sea urchins and sea-cucumbers
- Gastropods
  
  Bivalves
  
  Octopuses and squids
  
  ⇐ All Molluscs
- Crabs, shrimps and lobsters
  
  Insects
  
  Spiders
  
  Mites
  
  ⇐ All Arthropods
Vertebrates
- Sharks and rays
- Bony fishes
- Amphibians
- Reptiles
- Birds
- Mammals

Island Presence

Southern Group
- Rarotonga
- Mangaia
  
  Ātiu
  
  Ma‘uke
  
  Miti‘āro
  
  ⇐ Makatea Islands
- Aitutaki
- Palmerston
- Manuae
- Takūtea
Northern Group
- Penrhyn
- Manihiki
- Rakahanga
- Pukapuka
- Nassau
- Suwarrow

Origin

Native
- Endemic of Polynesia incl. Cooks
  
  Endemic Cook Islands only
  
  ⇐ All Residents
- Breeding locally
  
  Breeding elsewhere
  
  ⇐ All Migrants
- Vagrants
Uncertain: Native or Introduced
Introduced
- Polynesian introductions
- Recent introductions
- Uncertain: Polynesian or Recent
- Naturalised introductions
- Maintained introductions

Habitat

Land
- Coastal
  
  Makatea
  
  Swamplands including drains
  
  Horticultural Zone
  
  ⇐ All Lowlands
- Slope Zone
  
  Cloud Zone
  
  ⇐ All Uplands

Aquatic

Ponds and lakes

Streams and drains

Wetlands including swamplands
⇐
All Freshwater

Atoll lagoon

Reef-flat including moat/lagoon

Shallow reef-slope to 50m

Deep reef-slope below 50m
⇐
All Nearshore

On Surface
Epipelagic/Light Zone/0-200m
Mesopelagic/Twilight Zone/200-1000m
Bathypelagic/1000-4000m
Abyssopelagic/4000+m
Near Seabed/to 100m
On Seabed
In Seabed/0-5cm
In Seabed/5+cm

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All Oceanic

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All Marine

Endangered

Globally endangered
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- Seriously
- Moderately
Nationally endangered
- Seriously
- Moderately
Sub-nationally endangered
- Seriously
- Moderately
- RedList
- RedList potential

Biosecurity

Already Present and of biosecurity interest
- Under management
- Prohibited import
- Listed as noxious
Still Absent but of biosecurity interest
- Intercepted
- Eradicated
- Potential invasive
- Prohibited import
- Listed as noxious

Invasiveness

All Invasives
- Include Potentials
- Serious
  
  Not Serious
  
  ⇐ All... In natural marine habitats
- Serious
  
  Not Serious
  
  ⇐ All... In natural terrestrial habitats or freshwater
- Serious
  
  Not Serious
  
  ⇐ All... In agriculture
- Serious
  
  Not Serious
  
  ⇐ All... In aquaculture
- Serious
  
  Not Serious
  
  ⇐ All... In domestic situations
- No declared habitat
Action
- As herbivores
- Parasites of plants
- As predators
- As ectoparasites
- As endoparasites
- As vectors of pathogens
- As pathogens of plants
- As pathogens of animals
- By out-competing plants
- By out-competing animals

Medical / Harmful

Medicine
Harmful
- Harmful- Serious
- Poisonous to eat
- Disease causing
- Disease spreader
- Injects venom
- Physically damaging

Use of Biodiversity

Flesh Foods
Plant foods
- Leaves
- Fruits
- Seeds
- Stalks
- Roots
Ornamental
- For their flowers
- For their leaves
- For their stems
- For their fruit
Material Culture
- For adornment
- For ornaments
- For fibre
- For timber or posts
- For artefacts
- For perfumes or dyes
- Aid fishing
Cultural (Miscellaneous)
- Pets
- Species for sport
Agriculture
- Crop plants
- Forage plants
- Forestry plants
- Green manure
- Pollinators
Biocontrol
- For agriculture
- Other biocontrols

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speciesid 8690

Pomachromis fuscidorsalis

Tahiti Damsel

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POMACENTRIDAE

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