Family Name Listing

Order: Perciformes, Family: Carangidae
Jacks

Jacks in Samoa are known by specific names. Sizes are called lupo (smaller than 8s cm total length), lupata (8-20 cm), malauli (20-50 cm), ulua (50-80 cm), and sapo'anae (greater than 80 cm).

Scientific Name	Samoan Name	Common Name	Photo	TSN	Park Status	Abundance	Residency	Nativity
Alectis ciliaris	noasami, to`uto`u	threadfin jack		168602	Unconfirmed	No data	No data	Native
Atule mate		yellowtail scad		168625	Present in Park	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Carangoides coeruleopinnatus	filu lalafutu	coastal trevally		621127	Unconfirmed	No data	No data	Native
Carangoides dinema		shadow jack		641978	Unconfirmed	No data	No data	Native
Carangoides ferdau		barred jack		168756	Unconfirmed	No data	No data	Native
Carangoides hedlandensis		bumpnose trevally		641979	Unconfirmed	No data	No data	Native
Carangoides orthogrammus		island jack		168759	Present in Park	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Carangoides plagiotaenia		barcheek jack		641948	Unconfirmed	No data	No data	Native
Caranx ignobilis	sapo`anae	giant trevally		168618	Present in Park	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Caranx lugubris	tafauli	black trevally		168613	Present in Park	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Caranx melampygus	malauli-apamoana, atugaloloa	bluefin trevally		168619	Present in Park	Abundant	Resident	Native
Caranx papuensis	malauili-sinasama	brassy trevally		168659	Present in Park	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Caranx sexfasciatus	malauli-matalapo`a	bigeye trevally		168620	Present in Park	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Decapterus macarellus	atuleau, namuauli	mackerel scad		168724	Present in Park	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Decapterus macrosoma	atuleau, namuali	shortfin scad		168735	Unconfirmed	No data	No data	Native
Elagatis bipinnulata	samani	rainbow runner		168738	Present in Park	Common	Resident	Native
Gnathanodon speciosus	lupovai	golden trevally		168753	Present in Park	Uncommon	Resident	Native
Megalaspis cordyla	atualo	torpedo scad		168762	Present in Park	Rare	Resident	Native
Scomberoides lysan	lai	doublespotted queenfish		641950	Present in Park	Common	Resident	Native
Selar crumenophthalmus	nato, atule, taupapa	bigeye scad		168677	Present in Park	Common	Resident	Native
Seriola dumerili		greater amberjack		168689	Present in Park	Rare	Resident	Native
Seriola rivoliana	tafala, palu-kata, tavai	Almaco scad		168691	Present in Park	Rare	Resident	Native
Trachinotus bailloni	lalafuti, lai	smallspotted pompano		642000	Present in Park	Rare	Resident	Native
Trachinotus blochii		stubnose pompano		168716	Present in Park	Rare	Resident	Native
Uraspis secunda		cottonmouth jack		168746	Unconfirmed	No data	No data	Native

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From: Park Species List   -   NPSpecies Summary Report
Generated: 12/15/2008 National Park of American Samoa  (Fishes)

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