Fishes of National Park of American Samoa

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
Taenianotus triacanthus		leaf scorpionfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Taeniura meyeni		blackblotched stingray	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Taractichthys longipinnis	manifi-moana		Present in Samoa		Native
Tenacigobius sp. 7			Present in Samoa		Native
Tenacigobius sp. 9			Present in Samoa		Native
Terapon jarbua	ava`ava	jarbua	Present in Park	Common	Native
Tetrapturus angustirostris	sa`ula	marlin	Present in Samoa		Native
Tetrapturus audax	sa`ula	striped marlin	Present in Samoa		Native
Thalassoma amblycephalum	sugale-aloama	bluntheaded wrasse	Present in Park	Common	Native
Thalassoma hardwicke	lape-ele`ele sugale-a`au	sixbar wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Thalassoma lutescens	sugale-samasama	sunset wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Thalassoma nigrofasciatum		blackbar wrasse	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Thalassoma purpureum	patagaloa uloulo-gatala	surge wrasse	Present in Park	Common	Native
Thalassoma quinquevittatum	lape-moana	fivestripe wrasse	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Thalassoma trilobatum	pata`ota`o uloulo-gatala	Christmas wrasse	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Thryssa baelama	file nefu	Baelama anchovy	Present in Samoa		Native
Thunnus alalunga	apakoa	albacore	Present in Samoa		Native
Thunnus albacares	asiasi ta`uo to`uo	yellow-fin tuna	Present in Samoa		Native
Thunnus obesus	asiasi ta`uo to`uo	big-eye tuna	Present in Samoa		Native
Thysanophrys chiltonae	tolo	longsnout flathead	Present in Samoa		Native
Tomiyamichthys oni			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Tomiyamichthys sp. 1			Present in Samoa		Native
Trachinotus bailloni	lai lalafuti	smallspotted pompano	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Trachinotus blochii		stubnose pompano	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Triaenodon obesus	malu	whitetip reef shark	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Trichonotus setiger		spotted sand diver	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Trimma benjamini		ringeye dwarfgoby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Trimma caesiura	mano`o-moi	grooved dwarfgoby	Present in Park	Common	Native
Trimma macrophthalma	mano`o-moi	large-eye dwarfgoby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Trimma milta			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Trimma sp. 14	mano`o-moi		Present in Samoa		Native
Trimma sp. 17	mano`o-moi		Present in Samoa		Native
Trimma sp. 2	mano`o-moi		Present in Samoa		Native
Trimma sp. 21	mano`o-moi		Present in Samoa		Native
Trimma sp. 27	mano`o-moi		Present in Samoa		Native
Trimma sp. 4	mano`o-moi		Present in Samoa		Native
Trimma tevegae	mano`o-moi	bluestrip dwarfgoby	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Trimmatom eviotops	mano`o-moi	red-barred dwarfgoby	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Triodon macropterus	sue-moemimi		Present in Samoa		Native
Tylosurus crocodilus		houndfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Ucla xenogrammus			Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Upeneus taeniopterus	ula`oa	band-tailed goatfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Upeneus vittatus	ula`oa	striped goatfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Uranoscopus sulphureus		whitemargin stargazer	Present in Samoa		Native
Uraspis secunda		cottonmouth jack	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Urogymnus asperrimus		thorny stingray	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Uropterygius bennetti		snakemoray	Present in Samoa		Native
Uropterygius concolor		brown moray uniform reef eel	Present in Samoa		Native
Uropterygius fuscoguttatus		brownspotted snakemoray	Present in Samoa		Native
Uropterygius macrocephalus		largehead snakemoray	Present in Samoa		Native
Uropterygius marmoratus		marbled snakemoray	Present in Samoa		Native
Uropterygius micropterus	pusi-sulalulu	tidepool snakemoray	Present in Samoa		Native
Uropterygius polyspilus		largespotted snakemoray	Present in Samoa		Native
Uropterygius supraforatus	pusi-le`a	toothy snakemoray	Present in Samoa		Native
Uropterygius tigrinus	pusi-solasulu	tiger snakemoray	Present in Samoa		Native
Uropterygius xanthopterus		snakemoray	Present in Samoa		Native
Vailima stevensoni	mano`o-vai		Present in Samoa		Native
Valenciennea parva		Parva goby	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Valenciennea puellaris	mano`o-sina	maiden goby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Valenciennea sexguttata	mano`o-sina	sixspot goby	Present in Park	Common	Native
Valenciennea sp. 1	mano`o-sina	goby	Present in Samoa		Native
Valenciennea strigata	mano`o-sina	bluestreak goby	Present in Park	Common	Native
Vanderhorstia ambanoro	mano`o-popo	Ambanoro shrimpgoby	Unconfirmed	No data	Native
Vanderhorstia ornatissima	mano`o-popo	ornate shrimpgoby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Variola albimarginata		lyretail grouper	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Variola louti	papa papa-tuauli velo	coronation grouper	Present in Park	Common	Native
Waitea stomias			Present in Samoa		Native
Wattsia mossambica	filoa-mutumutu	emperor	Present in Samoa		Native
Wetmorella albofasciata	la`ofia	whitebanded sharpnose wrasse	Probably Present	No data	Native
Wetmorella nigropinnata	la`ofia	sharpnose wrasse	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Xanthichthys auromarginatus		guilded triggerfish	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus	sumu-palu	blueline triggerfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Xenisthmus clarus	mano`o-taotao	blackstripped wriggler	Present in Samoa		Native
Xenisthmus polyzonatus		barred wriggler	Present in Samoa		Native
Xiphasia matsubarai		Matsubara's snakeblenny	Present in Samoa		Native
Xiphias gladius		swordfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Yirrkala sp. 1			Present in Samoa
Yongeichthys nebulosus	mano`o-gatala	goby	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Zanclus cornutus	laulaufau pe`ape`a	Moorish idol	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Zebrasoma rostratum		longnose tang	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Zebrasoma scopas	pe`ape`a pitopito	brushtail tang	Present in Park	Common	Native
Zebrasoma veliferum	iliu	sailfin tang	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Zenarchopterus dispar	i`usila	estuarine halfbeak	Unconfirmed		Native
Zoramia fragilis		fragile cardinalfish	Present in Samoa		Native
Zoramia leptocantha		threadfin cardinalfish	Present in Samoa		Native