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
| (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