Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Order: Anguilliformes, Family: Moringuidae
Fafa or Worm eels
Worm eels are known as fafa in Samoa.

Scientific NameSamoan NameCommon NamePhotoTSNPark StatusAbundanceResidencyNativity
Microphis brachyurus fafaopossum pipefish 166533Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Moringua abbreviata fafaworm eel 636191Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Moringua bicolor fafaworm eel 636193Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Moringua javanicafafaJava spaghetti eel 161141Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Moringua macrocephalusfafaworm eel 636195Probably PresentNo dataNo dataNative
Moringua macrochir fafa worm eel 636196Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Moringua microchirfafaspaghetti eel 161139Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative

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