Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Order: Perciformes, Family: Blenniidae
Pao'o or Blennies

Blennies, as well as the Gobies, are known as pao'o in Hawaii.

Scientific NameHawaiian NameCommon NamePhotoTSNPark StatusAbundanceResidencyNativity
Cirripectes vanderbiltipao`oscarface blenny636312Present in parkRareBreederNative
Exallias brevispao`o kauilashortbodied blenny

Exallias brevis. pao`o kauila, shortbodied blennyExallias brevis. pao`o kauila, shortbodied blenny

171225Present in parkRareBreederNative
Istiblennius zebrapao'ozebra rockskipperIstiblennius zebra. pao`o, zebra rockskipper171230Present in parkCommonBreederNative
Plagiotremus ewaensisEwa fangblenny171207Present in parkRareBreederNative
Plagiotremus goslineiGosline's fangblenny171209Present in parkUncommonBreederNative

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