Family Name Listing
Order: Beryciformes, Family: Holocentridae
Malau
or Squirrelrfishes
Squirrelfishes are known as malau in Samoa.
| Scientific Name | Samoan Name | Common Name | Photo | TSN | Park Status | Abundance | Residency | Nativity |
| Myripristis adusta | malau-tuavela, malau-`uo | shadowfin soldierfish |  |
166233 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Myripristis amaena | brick soldierfish | 166234 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Myripristis berndti | malau-ugatele, malau-va`ava`a | bigscale soldierfish |     |
166215 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Myripristis chryseres | yellowfin soldierfish | 166220 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Myripristis hexagonus | doubletooth soldierfish | 166229 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Myripristis kuntee | malau-pu`u | epaulet soldierfish |  |
166212 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Myripristis murdjan | blotcheye soldierlfish | 166214 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Myripristis pralinia | malau-va`ava`a, malau-mamo | scarlet soldierfish |  |
166235 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Myripristis randalli | Randall's soldierfish | 166224 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Myripristis violaceus | malau-tuauli | lattice soldierfish |   |
166222 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Myripristis vittata | whitetip soldierfish | 166237 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Myripristis woodsi | whitespot soldierfish | 166230 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Neoniphon argenteus | clearfin squirrelfish | 166267 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Neoniphon aurolineatus | malau-va`a | goldlined squirrelfish |  |
166268 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Neoniphon opercularis | malau-loa | blackfin squirrelfish | 166269 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Neoniphon sammara | malau-tui, malau-pe`ape`a | spotfin soldierfish |  
|
166270 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Ostichthys delta | 622185 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |||
| Ostichthys kaianus | 166243 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |||
| Plectrypops lima | malau-mutu | shy soldierfish |  |
166246 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Sargocentron caudimaculatus | malau-i`usina, tamalau-mumu, tameno-mumu | tailspot squirrelfish |  |
166260 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Sargocentron diadema | malu-tui, malau-talapu`u, malau-tusitusi, malau-pauli | crown squirrelfish |  |
166261 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Sargocentron ensiferum | yellowstriped squirrelfish | 622118 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Sargocentron lepros | yelloweye squirrelfish | 622210 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Sargocentron melanospilos | blackspot squirrelfish | 622116 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Sargocentron microstoma | malau-tianiu | smallmouth squirrelfish |  |
166262 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Sargocentron punctatissimum | malau-faiumu | peppered squirrelfish |  |
166259 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Sargocentron rubrum | redcoat | 622121 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Sargocentron spiniferum | tamalau, mu-malau, malu-toa | sabre squirrelfish |   
|
166258 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Sargocentron tiere | Tahitian squirrelfish |   |
166264 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Sargocentron tiereoides | pink squirrelfish |  |
166265 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Sargocentron violaceum | malau-tifa malau-uli |
violet squirrelfish |  |
622216 | 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)