Samoan Names list - Marine Invertebrates of National Park of American Samoa

Samoan Marine Invertebrate Names - Click species name for more information

Samoan Name	Scientific Name
A
alamea	Acanthaster planci
alili	Turbo crassus
alili	Turbo petholatus
alili	Turbo setosus
'ama'ama	Grapsus tenuicrustatus
amu'u	Holothuria hilla
amu'u or maisu	Stichopus chloronotus
'aveau	Fromia monilis
'aveau	Linckia laevigata
'aveau	Linckia multifora
avi'ivi'i, pa,a	Ocypode ceratophthalmia

F
faatafa	Thelenota ananas
faisua	Tridacna maxima
faisua	Tridacna squamosa
fe'e	Octopus sp.
fe'e	Octopus cyanea
fugafuga	Bohadschia argus
G
gau	Dolabrifera auricularia
gufe'e	Sepioteuthis lessoniana
L
loli	Holothuria atra
loli	Holothuria pervicax
K
kuku	Carpilius maculatus
M
amu'u or maisu	Stichopus chloronotus
mata-malu	Rhodactis howesii
N
neti	Stichopus horrens
O
ofa ofa	Brissus latecarinatus
P
avi'ivi'i, pa,a	Ocypode ceratophthalmia
palolo	Palola siciliensis
papata	Parribacus antarticus
peva	Synapta maculata
peva	Euapta godeffroyi
S
satula or vakui	Heterocentrotus mammilatus
sava'e	Tripneustes gratilla
sisigo	Holothuria leucospilota
T
tui tui	Echinometra mathaei
V
vaga	Diadema savignyi
vaga	Echinothrix calamaris
vaga	Echinothrix diadema
satula or vakui	Heterocentrotus mammilatus
valo	Lysiosquilla maculata