Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Order: Perciformes, Family: Gobiidae
Mano'o or Gobies
Gobies, as well as the Blennies, are known as Mano'o in Samoa.

Scientific Name Samoan Name Common Name Photo TSN Park Status Abundance Residency Nativity
Amblyeleotris fasciata (Herre, 1953) mano`o-popo red-banded prawn-gobi Amblyeleotris fasciata. mano`o-popo. red-banded prawn-gobi -9887 Probably Present No data No data Native
Amblyeleotris guttata (Fowler, 1938) mano`o-popo spotted prawn-gobi Amblyeleotris guttata. mano`o-popo. spotted prawn-gobi
Amblyeleotris guttata. mano`o-popo. spotted prawn-gobi
-9888 Probably Present No data No data Native
Amblyeleotris periophthalma (Bleeker, 1853) mano`o-popo prawn-goby Amblyeleotris periophthalma. mano`o-popo. prawn-goby -9889 Probably Present No data No data Native
Amblyeleotris sp. 17 mano`o-popo prawn-goby Amblyeleotris sp. 17. mano`o-popo. prawn-goby -9891 Probably Present No data No data Native
Amblyeleotris sp. 20 mano`o-popo prawn-goby Amblyeleotris sp. 20. mano`o-popo. prawn-goby -9892 Probably Present No data No data Native
Amblyeleotris steinitzi (Klausewitz, 1974) mano`o-popo Steinitz' prawn-gobi   -9890 Probably Present No data No data Native
Amblygobius nocturnus (Herre, 1945)   nocturn goby   -9893 Probably Present No data No data Native
Amblygobius phalaena mano`o-fugafuga brown-barred goby Amblygobius phalaena. mano`o-fugafuga. brown-barred goby 172002 Probably Present No data No data Native
Asterropteryx semipunctatus mano`o-palea bluespotted goby Asterropteryx semipunctatus. mano`o-palea. bluespotted goby
Asterropteryx semipunctatus. mano`o-palea. bluespotted goby
171965 Probably Present No data No data Native
Asterropteryx sp. 3       -9894 Probably Present No data No data Native
Asterropteryx sp. 4       -9895 Probably Present No data No data Native
Asterropteryx sp. 7       -9896 Probably Present No data No data Native
Awaous ocellaris mano`o-apofu     553327 Probably Present No data No data Native
Bathygobius cocosensis   Cocos frillfin goby   553398 Probably Present No data No data Native
Bathygobius cotticeps mano`o-apofusami cheekscaled frill-goby   171823 Probably Present No data No data Native
Bathygobius cyclopterus (Valenciennes, 1837) mano`o-apofusami     -9897 Probably Present No data No data Native
Bathygobius fuscus mano`o-apofusami dusky frill-goby   171821 Probably Present No data No data Native
Bryaninops erythrops (Jordan & Seale, 1906)       -9943 Probably Present No data No data Native
Bryaninops yongei (Davis & Cohen, 1968)       -9944 Probably Present No data No data Native
Cabillus sp. 5       -9898 Probably Present No data No data Native
Callogobius centrolepis Weber, 1909       -9899 Probably Present No data No data Native
Callogobius maculipinnis (Fowler, 1918)   ostrich goby   -9900 Probably Present No data No data Native
Callogobius sclateri (Steindachner, 1880)   Pacific flap-headed goby   -9901 Probably Present No data No data Native
Coryphopterus neophytus (Gunther, 1877)   common fusegoby   -9921 Probably Present No data No data Native
Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Gunther, 1871)       -9902 Probably Present No data No data Native
Cryptocentrus sp. 28       -9904 Probably Present No data No data Native
Cryptocentrus strigilliceps (Jordan & Seale, 1906)   target goby   -9903 Probably Present No data No data Native
Ctenogobiops aurocingulus (Herre, 1935)   gold-streaked prawn-goby   -9905 Probably Present No data No data Native
Ctenogobiops sp.       -9907 Probably Present No data No data Native
Ctenogobiops tangaroa Lubbock & Polunin, 1977   Tangaroa prawn-goby   -9906 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota afelei Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi Afele's fringefin goby   -9908 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota disrupta Karnella & Lachner, 1981 mano`o-moi   Eviota disrupta. mano`o-moi -9909 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota distigma Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi twospot pygmy goby Eviota distigma. mano`o-moi. twospot pygmy goby -9910 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota herrei Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi Herre's pygmy goby   -9911 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota melasma Lachner & Karnella, 1980 mano`o-moi melasma pygmy goby   -9912 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota prasites Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi prasites pygmy goby Eviota prasites. mano`o-moi. prasites pygmy goby -9913 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota pseudostigma Lachner & Karnella, 1980 mano`o-moi     -9914 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota sebreei Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi Sebree's pygmy goby   -9915 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota smaragdus Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi smaragdus pygmy goby   -9916 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota sp. 1 mano`o-moi     -9918 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota sp. 2 mano`o-moi     -9919 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota sp. 3 mano`o-moi     -9920 Probably Present No data No data Native
Eviota zonura Jordan & Seale, 1906   zoned pygmy gobi   -9917 Probably Present No data No data Native
Exyrias puntang   puntang or yellowfin fantail goby   553412 Probably Present No data No data Native
Fusigobius sp. 2       -9922 Probably Present No data No data Native
Glossogobius biocellatus   mangrove goby   553331 Probably Present No data No data Native
Gnatholepis anjerensis   eyebar goby   171829 Probably Present No data No data Native
Gnatholepis sp. 1       -9923 Probably Present No data No data Native
Gobiodon citrinus mano`o-ulutu`i, moemimi lemon coral goby   171991 Probably Present No data No data Native
Gobiodon rivulatus mano`o-ulutu`i, moemimi rippled coral goby   171990 Probably Present No data No data Native
Istigobius ornatus (Ruppell, 1830)   ornate goby   -9924 Probably Present No data No data Native
Istigobius sp.       -9926 Probably Present No data No data Native
Istigobius sp. 5       -9925 Probably Present No data No data Native
Kellogellla cardinalis Jordan & Seale, 1906   cardinal goby   -9927 Probably Present No data No data Native
Macrodontogobius wilburi Herre, 1936     Macrodontogobius wilburi -9928 Probably Present No data No data Native
Mugilogobius fontinalis   Samoan mullet goby   553335 Probably Present No data No data Native
Nemateleotris decora Randall & Allen, 1973 mano`o-sugale decorated dartfish Nemateleotris decora. mano`o-sugale. decorated dartfish -9929 Probably Present No data No data Native
Nemateleotris helfrichi Randall & Allen, 1973 mano`o-sugale Helfrich's dartfish Nemateleotris helfrichi. mano`o-sugale.Helfrich's dartfish
Nemateleotris helfrichi. mano`o-sugale.Helfrich's dartfish
-9930 Probably Present No data No data Native
Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 mano`o-sugale fire dartfish or fire goby   -9931 Probably Present No data No data Native
Oplopomus oplopomus mano`o-lape blue-spotted hole goby Oplopomus oplopomus. mano`o-lape. blue-spotted hole goby 172025 Probably Present No data No data Native
Oxyurichthys tentacularis   redspot arrowfin goby, tentacled goby   171950 Probably Present No data No data Native
Palutris pruinosa (Jordan & seale, 1906)       -9932 Probably Present No data No data Native
Paragobiodon echinocephalus mano`o-ulutu`i redhead coral goby   172000 Probably Present No data No data Native
Paragobiodon lacunicola (Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911) mano`o-ulutu`i blackfin coral goby   -9933 Probably Present No data No data Native
Paragobiodon xanthosomus (Bleeker, 1852) mano`o-ulutu`i emerald coral goby   -9934 Probably Present No data No data Native
Periophthalmus koelreuteri (Pallas, 1770) pa`ofu
talae
common mudskipper   -9935 Probably Present No data No data Native
Pleuroscya muscarum (Jordan & Seale, 1906)   ghost goby   -9936 Probably Present No data No data Native
Priolepis cincta (Regan, 1908)       -4598069 Probably Present Unknown Unknown  
Priolepis semidoliatus (Valenciennes, 1837)     Priolepis semidoliatus -9938 Probably Present No data No data Native
Ptereleotris evides (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) ma`ulu     -9939 Probably Present No data No data Native
Ptereleotris heteroptera ma`ulu spot-tail dartfish Ptereleotris heteroptera. ma`ulu. spot-tail dartfish 171956 Probably Present No data No data Native
Ptereleotris microlepis ma`ulu     171954 Probably Present No data No data Native
Ptereleotris zebra (Fowler, 1938) tilotai zebra dartfish Ptereleotris zebra. tilotai. zebra dartfish -9937 Probably Present No data No data Native
Quisquilius sp. 1       -9940 Probably Present No data No data Native
Redigobius pagoensis (Schultz, 1943)       -9941 Probably Present No data No data Native
Sicyopterus micrurus                
Sicyopterus pugnans   fatsnout rockclimbing goby   553349 Probably Present No data No data Native
Sicyopterus taeniurus mano`o-vai     553402 Probably Present No data No data Native
Stenogobius genivittatus (Valenciennes, 1837) mano`o-vai     -9942 Probably Present No data No data Native
Stiphodon elegans mano`o-vai     553358 Probably Present No data No data Native
Tenacigobius sp. 7       -9945 Probably Present No data No data Native
Tenacigobius sp. 9       -9946 Probably Present No data No data Native
Tomiyamichthys sp. 1       -9947 Probably Present No data No data Native
Trimma eviotops Schultz, 1943   red-barred rubble goby Trimma eviotops. red-barred rubble goby -9949 Probably Present No data No data Native
Trimma caesiura Jordan & Seale, 1906       -9948 Probably Present No data No data Native
Trimma sp. 14     Trimma sp. 14 -9953 Probably Present No data No data Native
Trimma sp. 17       -9954 Probably Present No data No data Native
Trimma sp. 2     Trimma sp. 2 -9951 Probably Present No data No data Native
Trimma sp. 21       -9955 Probably Present No data No data Native
Trimma sp. 27       -9956 Probably Present No data No data Native
Trimma sp. 4     Trimma sp. 4 -9952 Probably Present No data No data Native
Trimma tevegae Cohen & Davis, 1969       -9950 Probably Present No data No data Native
Vailima stevensoni Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-vai     -9957 Probably Present No data No data Native
Valenciennea puellaris (Tomiyama, 1956) mano`o-sina maiden goby   -9958 Probably Present No data No data Native
Valenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes, 1837) mano`o-sina ladder or six-spot goby   -9959 Probably Present No data No data Native
Valenciennea sp. 1 mano`o-sina     -9961 Probably Present No data No data Native
Valenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782) mano`o-sina blue-streak goby Valenciennea strigata. mano`o-sina. blue-streak goby -9960 Probably Present No data No data Native
Vanderhorstia ambanoro (Fourmanoir, 1957) mano`o-popo Ambanoro prawn-goby   -9962 Probably Present No data No data Native
Vanderhorstia ornatissima Smith, 1959 mano`o-popo ornate prawn-goby   -9963 Probably Present No data No data Native
Waitea stomias Smith, 1941       -9964 Probably Present No data No data Native
Yongeichthys nebulosus (Forsskal, 1775) mano`o-gatala   Yongeichthys nebulosus. mano`o-gatala
Yongeichthys nebulosus. mano`o-gatala
-9965 Probably Present No data No data Native

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