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
Halicampus mataafae		Samoan pipefish	Present in Samoa		Native
Halichoeres biocellatus		two-spotted wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Halichoeres hartzfeldii	sugale-tatanu	goldstripe wrasse	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Halichoeres hortulanus	ifigi sugale-a`au sugale-pagota	checkerboard wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Halichoeres margaritaceus	sugale-uluvela	weedy surge wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Halichoeres marginatus	sugale-lalafi	dusky wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Halichoeres melanurus		tailspot wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Halichoeres melasmapomus		ocellated wrasse	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Halichoeres ornatissimus		ornate wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Halichoeres prosopeion		two-tone wrasse	Present in Park	Common	Native
Halichoeres trimaculatus	lape sugale-pagota	threespot wrasse	Present in Park	Common	Native
Helcogramma capidatum		hooded triplefin	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Helcogramma chica		little hooded triplefin	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Helcogramma hudsoni		Hudson's triplefin	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Helcogramma safra			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Helcogramma sp.		yellowspot triplefin	Present in park		Native
Hemigymnus fasciatus	sugale-gutumafia	barred thicklip wrasse	Present in Park	Common	Native
Hemigymnus melapterus	sugale-aloa sugale-laugutu sugale-lupe sugale-uli	blackedge thicklip wrasse	Present in Park	Common	Native
Hemiramphus archipelagicus	i`usila	jumping halfbeak	Unconfirmed		Native
Hemiramphus far	i`usila	spotted halfbeak	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Hemiramphus lutkei	i`usila	Lutke's halfbeak	Unconfirmed		Native
Hemitaurichthys polylepis	alosina	pyramid butterflyfish	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni		Thompson's butterflyfish	Probably Present	No data	Native
Heniochus acuminatus	laulaufau-laumea	longfin bannerfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Heniochus chrysostomus	laulaufau-laumea	pennant bannerfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Heniochus monoceros	laulaufau-laumea	masked bannerfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Heniochus singularius		singular bannerfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Heniochus varius	laulaufau-laumea	humphead bannerfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus	pelupelu	goldspot herring	Present in Samoa		Native
Heteroconger hassi		spotted garden eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus	matapula	glasseye	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Hexanchus griseus		bulldog shark, bluntnose shark, sixgill shark	Probably Present		Native
Himantura fai		pink whipray	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Hippichthys spicifer		barredbelly pipefish	Present in Samoa		Native
Hippocampus kuda		smooth seahorse	Present in Samoa		Native
Hipposcarus longiceps	ulapokea, laea-ulapokea	longnose parrotfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Hirundichthys albimaculatus	malolo	flyingfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Hirundichthys speculiger	malolo	flyingfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Hologymnosus doliatus	sugale-lape	pastel ringwrasse	Present in Park	Common	Native
Hoplolatilus starcki			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Hypoatherina ovalaua	sali	Fijian silverside	Present in Park	Common	Native
Hypoatherina temminckii	sali uisila	Samoan silverside	Present in Park	Common	Native
Hyporhamphus acutus	i`usila	acute halfbeak	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Hyporhamphus affinis	i`usila	insular halfbeak	Unconfirmed		Native
Hyporhamphus balinensis	i`usila	halfbeak	Unconfirmed		Native
Hyporhamphus dussumieri	i`usila	Dussumier's halfbeak	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Hypseleotris guentheri	maluvai mano`o-fovai	sleeper	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Ichthyapus vulturis			Present in Samoa		Native
Iniistius aneitensis	sugale-tatanu ulumalo	whitepatch razorfish	Probably Present	No data	Native
Iniistius baldwini		Baldwin's razorfish	Probably Present	No data	Native
Iniistius celebicus	sugale-tatanu ulumalo	bronzespot razorfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Iniistius pavo		peacock razorfish	Probably Present	No data	Native
Isistius brasiliensis		cookiecutter shark	Present in Samoa		Native
Iso nesiotes		insular surf fish	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Istiblennius bellus		beautiful rockskipper	Present in Park	Common	Native
Istiblennius biseriatus			Present in Samoa		Native
Istiblennius cyanostigma		blue-spotted blenny	Present in Samoa		Native
Istiblennius dussumieri		Dussumier's rockskipper	Present in Samoa		Native
Istiblennius edentulus		rippled rockskipper	Present in Park	Common	Native
Istiblennius interruptus			Present in Samoa		Native
Istiblennius lineatus		lined rockskipper	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Istiblennius sp. 1			Present in Samoa		Native
Istigobius decoratus		decorated goby	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Istigobius ornatus		ornate goby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Istigobius rigilius		orangespotted goby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Istigobius sp.		goby	Present in Samoa		Native
Istigobius sp. 5	mano`o-va`a	goby	Present in Samoa		Native
Istiophorus platypterus	sa`ula-lele	sailfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Isurus oxyrinchus	aso-polota	mackeral or mako shark	Present in Samoa		Native
Katsuwonus pelamis	ga`ogo	skipjack tuna	Present in Samoa		Native
Kaupichthys atronasus		black-nostril false moray	Present in Samoa		Native
Kaupichthys brachychirus		shortfin false moray	Present in Samoa		Native
Kaupichthys diodontus		common false moray	Present in Samoa		Native
Kaupichthys sp. 1		false moray	Present in Samoa		Native
Kaupichthys sp. 2		false moray	Present in Samoa		Native
Kelloggella cardinalis		redfin shoregoby	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Kraemeria samoensis		Samoan sand dart	Present in Samoa		Native
Kuhlia marginata	lalele	spotted flagtail	Present in Park	Common	Native
Kuhlia mugil	safole	fiveband flagtail	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Kuhlia rupestris	sesele	rock flagtail	Present in Samoa		Native
Kuhlia salelea	salele	Salele flagtail	Present in Samoa		Native
Kyphosus bigibbus		gray chub	Present in Samoa		Native
Kyphosus cinerascens	mata-mutu mutumutu nanue	highfin chub	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Kyphosus vaigiensis		brassy chub	Present in Park	Common	Native
Labrichthys unilineatus	atamamala sugale-tafuti	tubelip wrasse	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Labroides bicolor	sugale-i`usina	bicolor cleaner wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Labroides dimidiatus	sugale-mo`otai	striped cleaner wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Labroides rubrolabiatus		redlipped cleaner wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Labropsis australis		southern tubelip wrasse	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Labropsis xanthonota		yellowback tubelip	Present in Park	Common	Native
Lactoria cornutua	moamoa-ulutao moamoa-uluto`I	longhorn cowfish	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Lamnostoma polyophthalma			Present in Samoa		Native
Lampris guttatus	koko	moonfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Leiognathus equulus	mumu	common ponyfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Leiognathus fasciatus	mumu	striped ponyfish	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Leiuranus semicinctus	culverin gatauli	saddled snake eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Lepidoblennius sp. 1		triplefin	Present in Samoa		Native
Lepidozygus tapeinosoma		fusilier damselfish	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Leptoscarus vaigiensis		seagrass parrotfish	Present in Samoa	No data	Native
Lethrinus amboinensis	filoa-gutumumu	ambon emperor	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Lethrinus atkinsoni	filoa-ulumato	Atkinson's emperor	Present in Samoa	No data	Native
Lethrinus elongatus	filoa-ava filoa-va`a	longnose emperor	Present in Samoa	No data	Native
Lethrinus erythracanthus	filoa-apamumu	orangefin emperor	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lethrinus harak	filoa-vai	blackspot emperor	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lethrinus lentjan		pink ear emperor	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Lethrinus mahsena		yellowtailed emperor	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Lethrinus microdon		smalltooth emperor	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Lethrinus nebulosus	mulogo ulusa`o	spangled emperor	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Lethrinus obsoletus	lauloa	orangestripe emperor	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Lethrinus rubrioperculatus	filoa-pa`o`omumu filoa-ulutele	spotcheek emperor	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Lethrinus xanthochilus		yellowlip emperor	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Limnichthys nitidus	i`atolo	radiant sandburrower	Present in Samoa		Native
Liopropoma mitratum			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Liopropoma susumi	susumi	swissguard basslet	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Liopropoma tonstrinum		swissguard basslet	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Liza macrolepisi		largescale mullet	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Liza seheli		bluespot mullet	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Liza subviridis		greenback mullet	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Liza vaigiensis		squaretail mullet	Present in Park	Common	Native
Lotilia graciliosa		whitecap shrimpgoby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lubbockichthys multisquamatus			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Lutjanus argentimaculatus	mu-taova	river snapper	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Lutjanus biguttatus		twospot banded snapper	Present in Samoa	No data	Native
Lutjanus bohar	mu mu-a`a mu-mea	twinspot snapper	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Lutjanus boutton		button snapper	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Lutjanus ehrenbergii		blackspot snapper	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Lutjanus fulviflamma		dory snapper	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Lutjanus fulvus	taiva tamala	blacktail snapper	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Lutjanus gibbus	mala`i	humpback snapper	Present in Park	Common	Native
Lutjanus kasmira	savane	bluestriped snapper	Present in Park	Common	Native
Lutjanus monostigma	feloitega taiva	onespot snapper	Present in Park	Common	Native
Lutjanus rivulatus	mu-mafalaugutu	speckled snapper	Unconfrmed	No data	Native
Lutjanus rufolineatus	savane-ulasama	Moluccan snapper	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Lutjanus sanguineus	mala`I-pe`ape`a		Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Lutjanus timorensis		Timor snapper	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Macolor macularis		midnight snapper	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Macolor niger	matala`oa	black-and-white snapper	Present in Park	Common	Native
Macrodontogobius wilburi		largetooth goby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Macropharyngodon meleagris	sugale-puletasi	blackspotted wrasse	Present in Park	Common	Native
Macropharyngodon negrosensis		yellowdotted wrasse	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Macroramphosus scolopax		snipefish	Present in Samoa		Native
Makaira indica	sa`ula-oso	black marlin	Present in Samoa		Native
Makaira mazara	sa`ula-oso	blue marlin	Present in Samoa		Native
Malacanthus brevirostris	mo`o mo`otai	flagtail sandfilefish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Malacanthus latovittatus	mo`o-moana	blue sandfilefish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Megalaspis cordyla	atualo	torpedo scad	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Megalops cyprinoides	ana`analagi fa	Indo-Pacific tarpon	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis	mano`o-si`umaga	yellowtail fangblenny	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Meiacanthus ditrema		doublepore fangblenny	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Melichthys niger	sumu-uli	black durgon	Present in Park	Common	Native
Melichthys vidua	sumu-`apa`apasina sumu-si`umumu	pinktailed triggerfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Microbrotula randalli		pigmy brotula	Present in Samoa		Native
Micrognathus brevirostris		thorntail pipefish	Present in Samoa		Native
Microphis brachyurus		opossum pipefish	Present in Samoa		Native
Microphis retzii		Melanesian stream pipefish	Present in Samoa		Native
Mobulinae	fai-malie	mantas	Present in Samoa		Native
Monacanthus chinensis		fringed filefish	Present in Samoa		Native
Monodactylus argenteus	valevale vavale	silver mono	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Monotaxis grandoculis	loalia matamatamu matamu mu-matavaivai	bigeye emperor	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Moolgarda engeli		kanda	Present in Park	Common	Native
Moringua abbreviata	fafa	worm eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Moringua bicolor	fafa	worm eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Moringua javanica	fafa	Java spaghetti eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Moringua macrocephalus	fafa	worm eel	Probably Present		Native
Moringua macrochir	fafa	spaghetti eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Moringua microchir		spaghetti eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Mugilogobius fontinalis		Samoan mullet goby	Present in Samoa		Native
Mugilogobius notospilus			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	i`asina afolu afulu vete	yellowstripe goatfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis	i`asina afolu afulu vete	yellowfin goatfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Muraenichthys gymnotus		slender worm eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Muraenichthys laticaudata		redfin worm eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Muraenichthys macropterus			Present in Samoa		Native
Muraenichthys macrostomus			Present in Samoa		Native
Muraenichthys schultzei			Present in Samoa		Native
Muraenichthys sibogae			Present in Samoa		Native
Myrichthys colubrinus	gatamea	ringed snake eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Myrichthys maculosus		spotted snake eel	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Myripristis adusta	malau-`uo malau-tuavela	shadowfin soldierfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Myripristis amaena		brick soldierfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Myripristis berndti	malau-ugatele malau-va`ava`a	bigscale soldierfish	Present in Park	Common	Native
Myripristis chryseres		yellowfin soldierfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Myripristis hexagona		doubletooth soldierfish	Unconfirmed		Native
Myripristis humilis			Unconfirmed		Native
Myripristis kuntee	malau-pu`u	epaulet soldierfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Myripristis murdjan		blotcheye soldierfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Myripristis pralinia	malau-mamo malau-va`ava`a	scarlet soldierfish	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Myripristis randalli		Randall's solderfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Myripristis violacea	malau-tuauli	lattice soldierfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Myripristis vittata		whitetip soldierfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Myripristis woodsi		whitespot soldierfish	Unconfirmed		Native
Myrophis uropterus			Present in Samoa		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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