Family Name Listing
Order: Anguilliformes, Family: Moringuidae
Fafa
or Worm eels
Worm eels are known as fafa in Samoa.
Scientific Name | Samoan Name | Common Name | Photo | TSN | Park Status | Abundance | Residency | Nativity |
Microphis brachyurus | fafa | opossum pipefish | 166533 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
Moringua abbreviata | fafa | worm eel | 636191 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
Moringua bicolor | fafa | worm eel | 636193 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
Moringua javanica | fafa | Java spaghetti eel | 161141 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
Moringua macrocephalus | fafa | worm eel | 636195 | Probably Present | No data | No data | Native | |
Moringua macrochir | fafa | worm eel | 636196 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
Moringua microchir | fafa | spaghetti eel | 161139 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
From: Park Species List   -   NPSpecies Summary
Report
Generated: 11/02/2001 National Park of American Samoa  (Fish)