Scientific Fish Names

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Samoan Name	Common Name	Park Status	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Ablennes hians		flat needlefish	Unconfirmed		Native
Abudefduf septemfasciatus	mutu	seven-bar sergeant	Present in Park	Common	Native
Abudefduf sexfasciatus	mamo	scissortail sergeant	Present in Park	Common	Native
Abudefduf sordidus	mutu	blackspot sergeant	Present in Park	Common	Native
Abudefduf vaigiensis	mamo	Indo-Pacific sergeant	Present in Park	Common	Native
Acanthocybium solandri	paala	wahoo	Present in Samoa		Native
Acanthurus achilles	kolama maikolama pone-i`umumu	achilles tang	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Acanthurus albipectoralis		whitefin tang	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Acanthurus auranticavus	pone	orange-socket surgeonfish	Present in Samoa	rare	non-native
Acanthurus blochii		ringtail surgeonfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Acanthurus guttatus	maogo	whitespotted surgeonfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Acanthurus leucocheilus		pale-lipped surgeonfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Acanthurus lineatus	alogo	lined surgeonfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Acanthurus maculiceps		spottedface surgeonfish	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Acanthurus mata	palagi-si`usina	elongate surgeonfish	Present in park	Rare	Native
Acanthurus nigricans	gaitolama i`usina laulama	goldrim surgeonfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Acanthurus nigricauda	pone-i`usina	blackstreak surgeonfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Acanthurus nigrofuscus	ponepone	brown surgeonfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Acanthurus nigroris	ponepone	bluelined surgeonfish	Present in Park	Unommon	Native
Acanthurus olivaceus	afinamea pone-apasama	orangeband surgeonfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Acanthurus pyroferus	pone-i`usina	mimic surgeonfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Acanthurus thompsoni	pone-i`usina	Thompson's surgeonfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Acanthurus triostegus	manini	convict surgeonfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Acanthurus xanthopterus		yellowfin surgeonfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Aethaloperca rogaa		redmouth grouper	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Aesopia heterorhinos	ali	banded sole	Present in Samoa		Native
Aetobatus narinari	fai-manu fai-pe`a	spotted eagleray	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Albula	ava	bonefish	Present in Samoa		Native
Alectis ciliaris	noasami to`uto`u	threadfin jack	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Alopiidae		thresher sharks	Present in Samoa		Native
Alticus saliens	mano`o-papa	Alticus blenny	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Aluterus scriptus	falala ume-aleva	scrawled triggerfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Amanses scopas	falala pa`umalo	broom triggerfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Ambassis miops	lafa	glassfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Ambassis safga	lafa	glassfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Amblycirrhitus bimacula	la`o	twinspot hawkfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Amblycirrhitus unimacula	la`o	onespot hawkfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Amblyeleotris ellipse		ellipse shrimpgoby	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Amblyeleotris fasciata	mano`o-popo	barred shrimpgobi	Present in Park	Common	Native
Amblyeleotris guttata	mano`o-popo	yellowspotted shrimpgobi	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Amblyeleotris katherine		Katherine's shrimpgobi	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Amblyeleotris periophthalma	mano`o-popo	blotchy shrimpgoby	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Amblyeleotris sp. 17	mano`o-popo	shrimpgoby	Present in Samoa		Native
Amblyeleotris sp. 20	mano`o-popo	shrimpgoby	Present in Samoa		Native
Amblyeleotris randalli			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Amblyeleotris steinitzi	mano`o-popo	Steinitz' shrimpgobi	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Amblygaster sirm	pelupelu	spotted sardinella	Present in Samoa		Native
Amblyglyphidodon curacao		staghorn damselfish	Present in Samoa	No data	Native
Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus		yellowfin damsel	Present in Park	Common	Native
Amblyglyphidodon orbicularis	tu`u`u-mamo	orbicular damsel	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Amblygyphidodon ternatensis		ternate damsel	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Amblygobius albimaculatus			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Amblygobius nocturnus		pajama goby	Present in Park	Common	Native
Amblygobius phalaena	mano`o-fugafuga	calico goby	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Amphiprion akallopisos		nosestripe anemonefish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Amphiprion bartbadensis		Fiji damselfish	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Amphiprion chrysopterus	tu`u`u-lumane	orange-fin anemonefish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Amphiprion clarkii	tu`u`u-lumane	Clark's anemonefish	Present in park	No data	Native
Amphiprion melanopus	tu`u`u-lumane	dusky anemonefish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Amphiprion perideraion	tu`u`u-lumane	pink anemonefish	Present in Samoa	No data	Native
Anampses caeruleopunctatus	sugale-mafalaugutu	bluespotted wrasse	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Anampses chrysocephalus			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Anampses melanurus		blacktail wrasse	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Anampses meleagrides	sugale-tatanu	spotted wrasse	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Anampses twistii	sugale-tatanu	yellowbrested wrasse	Present in Park	Common	Native
Anarchias sp.		moray	Present in Samoa		Native
Anarchias allardicei		Allardice's moray	Present in Samoa		Native
Anarchias leucurus		moray	Present in Samoa		Native
Anguilla australis	tuna	freshwater eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Anguilla celebesensis	tuna	Indonesian mottled eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Anguilla marmorata	tuna	marbled eel	Present in park	Common	Native
Anguilla mauritiana	tuna	giant mottled eel	Present in Samoa	Common	Native
Anguilla megastoma	tuna	Polynesian longfin eel	Present in park	Common	Native
Anomalops kaptoptron		two-fin flashlightfish	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Antennarius analis		tailjet frogfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Antennarius coccineus		whitebait frogfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Antennarius commersoni		giant frogfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Antennarius drombus			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Antennarius mummifer		opulent frogfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Antennarius rosaceus		rosy frogfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Antennatus tuberosus		reticulated anglerfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Anyperodon leucogrammicus	gatala-aleva	slender grouper	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Aphareus furca	palu-aloalo	smalltooth jobfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Aphareus rutilans	palu-gutusiliva palu-makomako palu-sina	rusty jobfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Apogon crassiceps	fo-si`umu	ruby cardinalfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Apogon dammermani	fo-malau		Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Apogon doryssa		longspine cardinalfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Apogon endekataenia		elevenbanded cardinalfish	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Apogon fragilis		fragile cardinalfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Apogon hypselonotus	fo-si`umu		Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Apogon leptacanthus		bluestreak cardinalfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Apogon robustus			Present in Samoa	No data	Native
Apogon sp. 1	fo-talamemea		Present in Samoa		Native
Apogon sp. 2			Present in Samoa		Native
Apogonichthys perdis		camouflage cardinalfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Apolemichthys trimaculatus		threespot angelfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Aporops bilinearis	ateate	poreless podge	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Aprion virescens	asoama utu	green jobfish	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Archamia biguttata		two-spot cardinalfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Archamia fucata	fo-manifi	orangelined cardinalfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Archamia lineolata		crossbanded cardinalfish	Present in Park	Unconfirmed	Native
Ariosoma scheelei		Scheele's conger	Present in Samoa		Native
Arnoglossus sp. 1		flounder	Present in Samoa		Native
Arothron hispidus	sue-vaolo	stripebelly puffer	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Arothron manilensis	sue-va`a	striped puffer	Present in Samoa	No data	Native
Arothron mappa		map puffer	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Arothron meleagris	sue-puleuli	guineafowl puffer	Present in Park	Common	Native
Arothron nigropunctatus	sue-lega sue-uli	blackspotted puffer	Present in Park	Common	Native
Arothron stellatus	sue-gatala sue-va`a	stellate puffer	Present in Park	Common	Native
Aseraggodes melanostictus	ali	black spotted sole	Present in Samoa	rare	Native
Aseraggodes sp. 1	ali	sole	Present in Samoa		Native
Aseraggodes sp. 2	ali	sole	Present in Samoa		Native
Aspidontus dussumieri		lance blenny	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Aspidontus taeniatus	mano`o-mo`o mo`otai	cleaner blenny	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Asterorhombus intermedius		intermediate flounder	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Asterropteryx bipunctata		twinspot gobi	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Asterropteryx semipunctata	mano`o-palea	halfspotted goby	Probably Present	No data	Native
Asterropteryx spinosa			Unconfirmed	No data
Asterropteryx striatus		striped goby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Asterropteryx sp. 3			Present in Samoa		Native
Asterropteryx sp. 4			Present in Samoa		Native
Atherinomorus lacunosus	sali	robust silverside	Present in Park	Common	Native
Atherion elymus	sali	bearded silverside	Present in Park	Common	Native
Atule mate		yellowtail scad	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Aulostomus chinensis	`au`aulauti taotito taoto-ena taoto-sama	trumpetfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Auxis thazard	atualo	frigate mackerel	Present in Samoa		Native
Awaous ocellaris	mano`o-apofu		Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Balistapus undulatus	sumu-aiamauna	orangelined triggerfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Balistoides conspicillum	sumu-papa	clown triggerfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Balistoides viridescens	sumu-laulau sumu-papa umu	Titan triggerfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Bascanichthys filaria			Present in Samoa		Native
Bathygobius coalitus			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Bathygobius cocosensis		Cocos frillgoby	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Bathygobius cotticeps	mano`o-apofusami	cheekscaled frillgoby	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Bathygobius cyclopterus	mano`o-apofusami	roundfin frillgoby	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Bathygobius fuscus	mano`o-apofusami	dusky frillgoby	Present in Samoa	No data	Native
Belonoperca chabanaudi	apoua	arrowhead soapfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Beryx decadactylus		broad alfonsino red bream	Present in Samoa	No data	Native
Blenniella chrysospilos	mano`o-a`au	redspotted blenny	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Blenniella cyanostigma		striped rockskipper	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Blenniella interrupta		dashed-line blenny	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Blenniella paula		blue-dashed rockskipper	Present in Park	Common	Native
Blenniella periophthalmus		bullethead rockskippernny	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Bodianus anthioides		lyretail hogfish	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Bodianus axillaris	sugale-vaolo	axilspot hogfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Bodianus dictynna			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Bodianus loxozonus	sugale-a`a	blackfin hogfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Bodianus mesothorax		blackbelt hogfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Bodianus sp.		redfin hogfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Bolbometopon muricatum		bumphead parrotfish	Present in Park	Ocasional	Native
Bostrychus sinensis		sleeper	Present in Samoa		Native
Bothus mancus	ali	flowery flounder	Present in Park	Common	Native
Bothus pantherinus	ali	panther flounder	Present in Park	Common	Native
Brachysomophis crocodilinus		crocodile snake eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Brachysomophis henshawi	I`aui ati`ati	reptilian snake eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Brosmophyciops pautzkei		slimy cuskeel	Present in Samoa		Native
Brotula multibarbata	tafuti	large-eye brotula	Unconfirmed		Native
Brotula townsendi	tafuti	smalleye brotula	Unconfirmed		Native
Bryaninops erythrops			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Bryaninops natans		redeye hovering goby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Bryaninops yongei		whip goby	Unconfirmed	No data	Native

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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