Scientific Fish Names

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Samoan Name	Common Name	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Halichoeres ornatissimus	la'o	ornate wrasse	Abundant	Native
Hyporhamphus acutus	iheihe	acute halfbeak	Uncommon	Native
Iniistius umbrilatus	laenihi	blackbar razorfish	Uncommon	Native
Kuhlia sandwicensis	aholehole	reticulated flagtail	Common	Native
Kyphosus hawaiiensis	nenue	Hawaiian chub	Occasional	Native
Kyphosus sandwicensis	nenue	gray chub	Uncommon	Native
Kyphosus vaigiensis	nenue	lowfin chub	Rare	Native
Kyphosus sp. 1	nenue	gray chub	Abundant	Native
Labroides phthirophagus		Hawaiian cleaner wrasse	Common	Native
Lentipes concolor	'o'opu alamo'o	goby	Unknown	Native
Lutjanus fulvus	to'au	blacktail snapper	Uncommon	Non-native
Lutjanus kasmira	ta'ape	bluestriped snapper	Abundant	Non-native
Macropharyngodon geoffroy		shortnose wrasse	Common	Native
Melichthys niger	humuhumu ele ele	black durgon	Common	Native
Melichthys vidua	humuhumu hi'ukole	pinktailed triggerfish	Occasional	Native
Microcanthus strigatus		stripey	Occasional	Native
Monotaxis grandoculus	mu	bigeye emperor	Common	Native
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	weke 'a	yellowstripe goatfish	Uncommon	Native
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis	wele 'ula	yellowfin goatfish	Common	Native
Myripristis berndti	'u'u	bigscale soldierfish	Common	Native
Myripristis kuntee	'u'u	epaulette soldierfish	Rare	Native
Naso brevirostris	kala lolo	paletail unicornfish	Common	Native
Naso hexacanthus	kala lolo	sleek unicornfish	Abundant	Native
Naso lituratus	umaumalei	orangespine unicornfish	Abundant	Native
Naso unicornis	kala	bluespine unicornfish	Common	Native
Neomyxus leuciscus	uouoa	sharpnose mullet	Occasional	Native
Neoniphon sammara	'ala'ihi	spotfin squirrelfish	Occasional	Native
Novaculichthys taeniourus		rockmover wrasse	Occasional	Native
Oplegnathus punctatus		spotted knifejaw	Rare	Native
Ostracion meleagris	moa	Hawaiian spotted boxfish	Occasional	Native
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus		twospot wrasse	Occasional	Native
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus	po'ou	ringtail wrasse	Occasional	Native
Paracirrhites arcatus	piliko'a	arc-eye hawkfish	Abundant	Native
Paracirrhites forsteri	hilu piliko'a	blackside hawkfish	Uncommon	Native
Parupeneus cyclostomus	moano hulu	goldsaddle goatfish	Common	Native
Parupeneus insularis	munu	island goatfish	Common	Native
Parupeneus multifasciatus	moano	manybar goatfish	Abundant	Native
Parupeneus pleurostigma	malu	sidespot goatfish	Uncommon	Native
Parupeneus porphyreus	kumu	whitesaddle goatfish	Occasional	Native
Plagiotremus ewaensis		Ewa fangblenny	Occasional	Native
Plagiotremus goslinei		Gosline's fangblenny	Common	Native
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis		bright-eye damselfish	Abundant	Native
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus		blue-eye damselfish	Common	Native
Plectroglyphidodon sindonis		rock damselfish	Occasional	Native
Priacanthus meeki	'aweoweo	Hawaiian bigeye	Occasional	Native
Pristiapogon kallopterus	'upapalu	iridescent cardinalfish	Rare	Native
Pseudocheilinus evanidus		disappearing wrasse	Common	Native
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia		eightline wrasse	Uncommon	Native
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia		fourline wrasse	Common	Native
Pseudojuloides cerasinus		smalltail wrasse	Occasional	Native
Rhinecanthus rectangulus	humuhumu nukunuku apua'a	wedge triggerfish	Common	Native
Sargocentron diadema	'ala'ihi	crown squirrelfish	Rare	Native
Sargocentron punctatissimum	'ala'ihi	peppered squirrelfish	Occasional	Native
Scarus dubius	lauia	regal parrotfish	Common	Native
Scarus psittacus	uhu	palenose parrotfish	Abundant	Native
Scarus rubroviolaceus	palukaluka	ember parrotfish	Abundant	Native
Scomberoides lysan	lai	doublespotted queenfish	Uncommon	Native
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis	nohu	Titan scorpionfish	Rare	Native
Scorpaenopsis diabolus	'omakaha	devil scorpionfish	Rare	Native
Sebastapistes coniorta		speckled scorpionfish	Occasional	Native
Selar crumenophthalmus	akule	bigeye scad	Rare	Native
Seriola dumerili	kahala	greater amberjack	Rare	Native
Sicyopterus stimpsoni	o'opu nopili		Common	Native
Sphyraena barracuda	kaku	great barracuda	Occasional	Native
Sphyrna lewini	mano kiikihi	scalloped hammerhead	Rare	Native
Stegastes marginatus		Hawaiian gregory	Abundant	Native
Stenogobius hawaiiensis	o'opu naniha	striped cheek stream gobi	Common	Native
Stethojulis balteata	'omaka	belted wrasse	Abundant	Native
Sufflamen bursa	humuhumu lei	lei triggerfish	Common	Native
Sufflamen fraenatum	humuhumu mimi	bridled triggerfish	Uncommon	Native
Synodus ulae	'ulae	ulae	Rare	Native
Thalassoma ballieui	hinalea luahine	old woman wrasse	Common	Native
Thalassoma duperrey	hinalea lau-wili	saddle wrasse	Abundant	Native
Thalassoma purpureum	hou	surge wrasse	Occasional	Native
Thalassoma trilobatum	'awela	Christmas wrasse	Common	Native
Trachinocephalus myops	wele'a	snakefish	Rare	Native
Xanthichthys mento		crosshatch triggerfish		Native
Zanclus cornutus	kihikihi	Moorish idol	Occasional	Native
Zebrasoma flavescens	lau'ipala	yellow tang	Occasional	Native
Zebrasoma veliferum	mane'one'o	sailfin tang	Uncommon	Native

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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