Family Name Listing
Order: Tetraodontiformes, Family: Tetraodontidae
Sue
or Puffers
Puffers are known as sue in Samoa.
| Scientific Name | Samoan Name | Common Name | Photo | TSN | Park Status | Abundance | Residency | Nativity |
| Arothron hispidus | sue-vaolo | stripebelly puffer |    | 173309 | Present in Park | Uncommon | Resident | Native |
| Arothron manilensis | sue-va`a | striped
puffer  | | 173314 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Arothron mappa | | map puffer |  | 646263 | Present in Park | Uncommon | Resident | Native |
| Arothron meleagris | sue-puleuli | guineafowl puffer |  
 
| 173311 | Present in Park | Common | Resident | Native |
| Arothron nigropunctatus | sue-uli, sue-lega | blackspotted puffer | | 173316 | Present in Park | Common | Resident | Native |
| Arothron stellatus | sue-gatala, sue-va`a | stellate puffer |  | 173317 | Present in Park | Common | Resident | Native |
| Canthigaster amboinensis | sue-lape | Ambon puffer |    | 173321 | Present in Park | Common | Resident | Native |
| Canthigaster bennetti | sue-`afa | Bennett's toby | | 173329 | Present in Park | Common | Resident | Native |
| Canthigaster janthinoptera | sue-sugale | greenspotted toby | | 173333 | Present in Park | Uncommon | Resident | Native |
| Canthigaster solandri | sue-mimi | Solander's toby | | 173328 | Present in Park | Abundant | Resident | Native |
| Canthigaster valentini | sue-mu | model toby | | 173338 | Present in Park | Common | Resident | Native |
| Gastrophysus sceleratus | | silvercheek blaasop | | 173374 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Sphoeroides hypselogeneion | sue-mimi sue-mo`o | | | -9978 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Sphoeroides oblongus | | | | -9979 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Sphoeroides pachygaster | | blunthead puffer | | 173298 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
From:
Park Species List - NPSpecies Summary Report
Generated: 12/15/2008 National Park of American Samoa (Fish)