Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Scientific Animal 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
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Common NameHawaiian Name
Abundance
Nativity
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Eatoniella sp.UncommonNative
Eatoniellidae 
Echinometra mathaeirock-boring urchin'ina keaCommonNativeEchinometra mathaei. 'ina kea. rock-boring urchinEchinometra mathaei. 'ina kea. rock-boring urchinEchinometra mathaei. 'ina kea. rock-boring urchin
Echinometra oblongataoblong urchin'inaAbundantNativeEchinometra oblongata. 'ina. oblong urchin
Echinometridae
Echinoneidae
Echinoneus cyclostomusround-mouth urchinOccasionalNativeEchinoneus cyclostomus. round-mouth bean urchin
Echinosquilla gueriniurchin-tail mantis shrimprareNativeEchinosquilla guerini. urchin-tail mantis shrimp
Echinostrephus aciculatusneedle-spined urchinCommonNativeEchinostrephus aciculatus. needle-spined urchin
Echinothrix calamarisbanded urchinwanaCommonNativeEchinothrix calamaris. wana. banded urchinEchinothrix calamaris. wana. banded urchin
Echinothrix diademablue-black urchinwana hawa'e maoliUncommonNativeEchinothrix diadema. wana hawa'e maoli. blue-black urchin
Echiuridae
Elasmopus hoohenooccasionalNative
Elasmopus molokairareNative
Elasmopus piikoirareNative
Engina albocinctarareNative
Enoplemetopidaereef lobsters
Enoplometopus occidentalisred reef lobsterOccasionalNativeEnoplometopus occidentalis. red reef lobster
Ervilia bisculptaOccasionalNative
Euapta godeffroyilion's paw sea cucumberwelirareNativeEuapta godeffroyi. weli. lion's paw sea cucumber
Euchelus gemmetusUncommonNative
Eucidaris metulariaten-lined urchinha'ue'ueuncommonNativeEucidaris metularia. ten-lined urchin
Eulimidaeobelisk shells
Eunice afraNative
Eunice atennataNative
Eunice cariboeaNative
Eunice vittataNative
Eunicidae
Euplica variansrareNative
Euraphia hembeliHembel's rock barnaclepi'oe'oeOccasionalNative
Eurythoe complanata orange fireworm'aha huluhuluOccasionalNativeEurythoe complanata. 'aha huluhulu. orange fireworm
Faviidae
Fasciolariidaetulip, band, or spindle shellspupu nuku loa
Fissurellidaekeyhole limpets
Fragum mundum OccasionalNative
Galathea spinosorostrusrareNative
Galatheidaesquat lobsters
Gammaridae
Gammaropsis atlanticaoccasionalNative
Gammaropsis kaumakauncommonNative
Gastrochaena cuneformisOccasionalNative
Gastrochaenidaegaping clams
Geograpsus crinipesrareNativeGeograpsus crinipes
Gibbula marmoreaOccasionalNative
Glaucidae
Gnathophyllidaebumblebee shrimps
Gnathophyllum americanumbumblebee shrimprareNative
Goneplacidae
Gonodactylaceus falcatusPhilippean mantis shrimprareNativeGonodactylaceus falcatus. Philippean mantis shrimp
Gonodactylidaegonodactylid mantis shrimps
Gouldia cookeirareNative
Granula sandwicensisOccasionalNative
Granulina vitrea OccasionalNative
Grapsidaemarsh, shore, or talon crabs
Grapsus tenuicrustatuslightfoot crab'a'awaCommonNativeGrapsus tenuicrustatus. 'a'awa. lightfoot crabGrapsus tenuicrustatus. 'a'awa. lightfoot crabGrapsus tenuicrustatus. 'a'awa. lightfoot crabGrapsus tenuicrustatus. 'a'awa. lightfoot crab (cast off shell)
Gyrineum pusillumRareNative

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