Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Scientific Fish 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
(Linked to Species Profile)
Samoan Name Common Name TSN
Echeneis naucrates talitaliuli sharksucker 168575
Echidna delicatula (Kaup, 1856)   moray -9639
Echidna leucotaenia mutupu`u whiteface moray 161175
Echidna nebulosa ai`aiuga snowflake moray 161176
Echidna polyzona   barred moray, banded moray,
ringed reef moray
161177
Echidna unicolor   unicolored moray 161178
Echidna xanthospila (Bleeker, 1859)   moray -9640
Ecsenius bicolor (Day, 1888) mano`o-i`usama bicolor blenny -9851
Ecsenius oculus Springer, 1971     -9852
Ecsenius opsifrontalis   comical blenny 171223
Elagatis bipinnulata samani rainbow runner 168738
Eleotris fusca apofu
mano`o-pala
pa`ofu
sleeper 553314
Eleotris melanosoma apofu
mano`o-pala
pa`ofu
sleeper 171935
Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)     -9805
Elops hawaiiensis   great herring, Hawaiian tenpounder 161113
Encheliophis gracilis   graceful pearlfish 165120
Enchelycore bayeri auvaeloloa-uli Bayer's moray 161183
Enchelycore pardalis (Schlegel, 1846)   dragon moray
leopard moray
-9646
Enchelycore schismatorhynchus auvaeloloa moray 161182
Enchelynassa canina auvaeloloa-sina   161264
Enchelyurus ater (Gunther, 1877)     -9853
Encrasicholina devisi file
nefu
gold anchovy 551382
Encrasicholina punctifer file
nefu
oceanic anchovy 161879
Enneapterygius hemimelas (Kner & Steindachner, 1866)   triplefin -9871
Enneapterygius minutus (Gunther, 1877)   triplefin -9872
Enneapterygius sp. 1   triplefin -9873
Enneapterygius sp. 2   triplefin -9874
Enneapterygius sp. 3   triplefin -9875
Enneapterygius sp. 4   triplefin -9876
Enneapterygius sp. 5   triplefin -9877
Enneapterygius sp. 6   triplefin -9878
Enneapterygius sp. 7   triplefin -9879
Entomacrodus caudofasciatus mano`o-fala tail-barred rockskipper 171188
Entomacrodus decussatus mano`o-fala   171170
Entomacrodus epalzeocheilus mano`o-fala   171172
Entomacrodus niuafoouensis mano`o-fala tatoo-chinned rockskipper 171176
Entomacrodus sealei mano`o-fala Seale's rockskipper 171182
Entomacrodus striatus mano`o-a`au
mano`o-fala
pearly rockskipper 171178
Entomacrodus thalassinus mano`o-fala reef margin blenny 171189
Epibulus insidiator lalafi-tua`au
lapega
si`umutu
slingjaw wrasse 170649
Epinephelus chlorostigmata   brownspotted grouper 167738
Epinephelus dictyophorus (Bleeker, 1856) ata`ata-uli   -9713
Epinephelus fario (Thunberg, 1792) gatala-pule`ena   -9712
Epinephelus fasciatus fausi black-tipped grouper 167709
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus gatala-aloalo blotchy grouper 167711
Epinephelus hexagonatus gatala-a`au hexagon grouper 167712
Epinephelus lanceolatus ata`ata-uli
vaolo
  551069
Epinephelus maculatus gatala-puleulil highfin grouper 167720
Epinephelus melanostigma gatala-puletasi
gatala-tane
blackspot honeycomb grouper 551077
Epinephelus merra gatala-aloalo
gatala-pulepule
honeycomb grouper 167710
Epinephelus morrhua ata`ata-tusitusi   551121
Epinephelus polyphekadion gatala-aloalo
gatala-nifoli`I
marbled grouper 551086
Epinephelus socialis   surge or tidepool grouper 551095
Epinephelus sp.1 gatala-pulesama   -9714
Epinephelus tauvina gatala-tane greasy grouper 167708
Epinephelus truncatus     167716
Epinnula magistralis domine deep-water gempylid fish 172357
Etelis carbunculus palu-malau   168903
Etelis coruscans palu-atu
palu-loa
palu-malau
  168905
Etelis radiosus   pale snapper 550918
Euleptorhamphus viridis i`usila halfbeak 165504
Euthynnus affinis atualo
kavalau
wavy-back skipjack 172403
Eviota afelei Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi Afele's fringefin goby -9908
Eviota disrupta Karnella & Lachner, 1981 mano`o-moi   -9909
Eviota distigma Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi twospot pygmy goby -9910
Eviota herrei Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi Herre's pygmy goby -9911
Eviota melasma Lachner & Karnella, 1980 mano`o-moi melasma pygmy goby -9912
Eviota prasites Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi prasites pygmy goby -9913
Eviota pseudostigma Lachner & Karnella, 1980 mano`o-moi   -9914
Eviota sebreei Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi Sebree's pygmy goby -9915
Eviota smaragdus Jordan & Seale, 1906 mano`o-moi smaragdus pygmy goby -9916
Eviota sp. 1 mano`o-moi   -9918
Eviota sp. 2 mano`o-moi   -9919
Eviota sp. 3 mano`o-moi   -9920
Eviota zonura Jordan & Seale, 1906 No Common Name Available zoned pygmy gobi -9917
Exallias brevis mano`o-gatala
mano`o-lau
  171225
Exocoetus monocirrhus malolo flyingfish 165509
Exocoetus obtusirostris malolo flyingfish 165507
Exocoetus volitans malolo Linne's flyingfish 165508
Exyrias puntang   puntang or yellowfin fantail goby 553412
Festucalex wassi     166570
Fistularia commersoni taotao
taoto-ama
cornetfish or smooth flutemouth 166419
Foa fo Jordan & Seale, 1906     -9738
Forcipiger flavissimus gutumanu long-nosed butterflyfish 169663
Forcipiger longirostris gutumanu big long-nosed butterflyfish 169662
Fowleria aurita   crosseyed cardinal 168341
Fowleria marmorata (Alleyne & Macleay, 1876) fo-mumu marbled cardinalfish -9740
Fowleria punctulata (Ruppell, 1838) fo-gatala spotcheek cardinalfish -9739
Fowleria vaiulae (Jordan & Seale, 1906)     -9737
Fowleria variegata (Valenciennes, 1832)   varigated cardinalfish -9741
Fusigobius sp. 2     -9922
Galeocerdo cuvier naiufi tiger shark 160189
Gastrophysus sceleratus   silvercheek blaasop 173374
Gazza minuta   toothed ponyfish
toothed soapy
168816
Gerres kapas ikolan   169042
Gerres macrosoma     169034
Gerres oblongus matu-loa oblong mojarra 169033
Gerres oyena   common silver biddy or oyena mojarra 169044
Gerres setifer (Buchanan-Hamilton, 1822) small Bengal silver biddy   -9758
Glenoglossa wassi McCosker, 1982     -9654
Glossogobius biocellatus   mangrove goby 553331
Gnathanodon speciosus lupovai   168753
Gnathodentex aureolineatus mumu
tolai
yellowspot emperor 169164
Gnatholepis anjerensis   eyebar goby 171829
Gnatholepis sp. 1     -9923
Gobiodon citrinus mano`o-ulutu`i
moemimi
lemon coral goby 171991
Gobiodon rivulatus mano`o-ulutu`i
moemimi
rippled coral goby 171990
Gomphosus varius gutu`umi
gutusi`o
sugale-lupe
bird wrasse 170652
Gorgasia naeocepaea (Bohlke, 1951)   garden eel -9651
Gracila albomarginata   masked grouper
thinspine grouper
white-margined grouper
167941
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus namuauli   172472
Grammistes sexlineatus taili
tusiloa
skunkfish or yellowstriped soapfish 168007
Grammistops ocellatus anaoso   168005
Gunnellichthys monostigma Smith, 1941 mano`o-ui onespot wormfish -9969
Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia mano`o-ui onestripe wormfish 172167
Gymnapogon urospilotus     168327
Gymnocranius lethrinoides (Bleeker, 1849) filoa-mu stout emperor -9761
Gymnocranius rivulatus filoa-gutupu`u   169175
Gymnomuraena zebra to`etapu
zebra moray 161173
Gymnosarda unicolor tagi   172469
Gymnothorax buroensis   buro moray, latticetail moray 161201
Gymnothorax chilospilus (Bleeker, 1865)   moray -9641
Gymnothorax elegans   moray 161226
Gymnothorax enigmaticus   enigmatic moray 161227
Gymnothorax fimbriatus papata-pulepule
pusi-pulepule
fimbriated moray 161219
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus pusi-gatala
tafi-laotalo
yellow-margined moray 161195
Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus   brown spotted moray 161217
Gymnothorax gracilicaudus   graceful-tailed moray 161205
Gymnothorax hepaticus   moray 161206
Gymnothorax javanicus maoa`e
pusi-gatala
giant moray 161208
Gymnothorax margaritophorus pusi-a`au blackpearl or blotch-necked moray 161220
Gymnothorax melatremus   dwarf moray, dirty yellow moray 161209
Gymnothorax meleagris `ai`aiivi
puali`I
whitemouth moray 161210
Gymnothorax monostigmus   one-spot moray 161230
Gymnothorax pindae     161232
Gymnothorax reevesii (Richardson, 1844)     -9642
Gymnothorax richardsoni   spotted-lip moray
y-lined moray
161221
Gymnothorax rueppelliae papata-tusitusi   161214
Gymnothorax undulatus pusi-pulepule
undulated moray 161215
Gymnothorax zonipectus pulenini`i baredfin moray 161233

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