Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Common Names of Fish and Fish Families - Click name for more information

A
E
M
S
Acanthuridae eagle rays manta scads
Alopiidae Eleotridae Microdesmidae Scaridae
amberjack Elopidae milkfish Scorpaenidae
    molly  
Ammodytidae emperors Monocanthidae scorpionfishes
anchovy
F
 Moorish idol sergeants
angelfishes fangblennies morays Serranidae
anthias filefishes morwogs sleepers
Apogonidae   mosquito fish snake eel
Aulostomidae Fistulariidae Mugilidae snakefish
B
 flagtails mullets snakemoray
Balistidae flounders Mullidae snappers
barracudas forcepsfish Muraenidae soldierfish
Belonidae
G
N
 Sphyraenidae
big-eyes goatfishes
O
  
Blenniidae gobies Oplegnathiidae spiny balloonfish
boxfish Gobiidae Ostraciontidae squirrelfishes
  goldfish
P
  
bristletooth gregory parrotfishes surgeonfishes
  guppy    
butterflyfishes
H
 Pentacerotidae Synodontidae
C
 halfbeaks Pomacanthidae
T
Caracanthidae Hawaiian anchovy Pomacentridae tangs
Carangidae hawkfishes Priacanthidae Tetraodontidae
Carcharhinidae Hemiramphidae puffers tiger shark
      tilefish
cardinalfishes hinds
Q
 tobies
cardinals hogfish queenfish trevallies

Chaetodontidae

Holocentridae
R
 triggerfishes
Chanidae
I
 razorfish trumpetfishes
chromis
J
 reef sharks trumpetfishes
chubs jacks requiem sharks twospot lizardfish
Cheilodactylidae jobfish Rhinidae
U
Cirrhitidae
K
 rudderfishes ulae
conger eels Kuliidae   unicornfishes
congers Kyphosidae   velvetfish
Congridae
L
  
W
coris Labridae   whitetip reef shark
cornetfishes Lethrinidae   wormfishes
Coryphaenidae Limnichthyidae   wrasses
crocodile snake eel lizardfish  
X
D
 Lutjanidae   Xenocongridae
damselfishes     Xiphiidae
damsels     Zanclidae
dascyllus      
Diodontidae      
durgons      

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