Scorpaenopsis diabolus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829. 



Scorpaenopsis gibbosa — Jordan and Scale, 1906. 



As S. gibbosus (part), Schultz, 1943. 

 Scorpaenopsis fowleri (Pietschmann, 1934). 



Scorpaenopsis fow/eri — Eschmeyer and Randall, 1975. 

 Scorpaenopsis macrochir Ogilby, 1910. 



Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (part) — Schultz, 1943. 

 Scorpaenopsis novae-guineae (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valencien- 

 nes, 1829). 



Scorpaenopsis novae-guineae — Jordan and Scale, 1906. 

 Scorpaenopsis sp. 



One specimen, 35 mm SL. Dorsal X1I,9; anal 111,5; pectoral 18; 



about 40 vertical scale rows. Suborbital ridge with three spines. 



A dark blotch on soft anal. (CAS 44530.) 

 Synanceia verrucosa Bloch and Schneider, 1801. 



Synanceia verrucosa — Schmcltz, 1866. 



As Synanceja verrucosa, Jordan and Scale, 1906 and Schultz, 



1943. 

 Taenianotus iriacanthus Lacepede, 1802. 



Taenianotus triacantus — Schmcltz, 1865. 



Caracanthidae (Dwarf Rockfishes) 



Caracanlhus maculatus (Gray, 1831). Tapua. 



Caracanthus maculatus — Jordan and Scale, 1906. 

 Caracanlhus unipinna (Gray, 1831). Tapua. 



Caracanlhus unipinna — Schultz, 1943. 



Platycephalidae (Flatheads) 



The flatheads, which arc called tolo in Samoa, were identified 

 by Leslie W. Knapp who plans to revise the family. 



Plalycephalus chillonae (Schultz in Schultz ct al., 1966). 



Plalycephalus maylayanus Bleeker, 1853. 

 Plalycephalus variolosus — Giinther, 1876. 

 As P. variolosus, Jordan and Scale, 1906. Knapp also places 

 Thysanophrvs papillolabium in synonymy. 



Plalycephalus oligolepis Regan, 1908. 



Plalycephalus sp. 



Five specimens, 90-98 mm SL. Dorsal Vlll + 1 1; anal 12; lateral 

 line pores 51-52. Snout in SL 8.9-9.6. This species is similar to 

 chillonae but has a shorter snout. (BPBM 18722.) 



IVakiyus welanderi Schultz in Schultz ct al., 1966. 

 A single individual was collected at Larsen Bay on sandy bot- 

 tom at 40 m. 



Dactylopteridae (Flying Gurnards) 



Dactyloplena orienlalis (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829). 

 Centropomidae (Perchlets) 



A mbassis miops Giinther, 1871. Lafa. 

 Ambassis la/a — Jordan and Scale, 1906. 

 As A. lafa, Schultz, 1943. 

 This species is usually found in freshwater. 



Ambassis safga (FoTsskai, 1775). Lafa. 

 Ambassis commersonii — Schmcltz, 1869. 

 As A. vaivasensis, Jordan and Scale, 1906 and Schultz, 1943. 

 This species is recorded only from Western Samoa where its 

 preferred habitat (bays, estuaries, and freshwater streams) is ex- 

 tensive. 



Percichthyidae (Temperate Basses) 



Neoscombrops paciftcus Mochizuki, 1979. 

 (BPBM 27767.) 



Serranidae (Groupers and Sea Basses) 



Groupers <30 cm TL are generally known as gatala. Those 



30-90 cm TL arc called 'ata'ata and very large individuals may be 



termed vaolo. John E. Randall assisted with the identifications. 



Anlhias dispar (Herre, 1955). Segasega-moaiia. 

 Anlhias dispar—Rdj\Aa& and Lubbock, 1981. 



Anlhias lori Lubbock and Randall in Fourmanoir and Laboute, 

 1976. 

 /I n//!/05 /on— Randall and Lubbock, 1981. 



Anlhias pascalus (Jordan and Tanaka, 1927). Segasega-moana. 

 Anlhias pascalus~Raxida& and Lubbock, 1981. 



Anthias pleuroiaenia Bleeker, 1857. 



Anlhias sp. 



Two specimens, 75 and 84 mm SL; collected at 47-50 m. Dorsal 

 X,16-17; anal 111,7; pectoral 17-18; lateral line pores 46^8. 

 Four scale rows between lateral line and spinous mid-dorsal; 

 third dorsal spine elongate. These and the following uniden- 

 tified Anlhias are deposited in the California Academy of 

 Sciences. (CAS 44374-44377.) 



Anlhias sp. (Subgenus Pseudanlhias). 



One specimen, 67 mm SL. Dorsal X,16; anal 111,7; pectoral 19; 

 gill rakers 1 1 -I- 1 + 24 = 36; lateral line pores 5 1 . Prominent ser- 

 rations on preopercle. 



Anlhias sp. (Subgenus Pseudanlhias). 



One specimen, 24 mm SL. Dorsal X,16; anal 111,7; pectoral 19; 

 gill rakers 8 -H -1-24 = 33; lateral line pores 47. Prominent 

 spines at angle of preoperculum and angle of operculum. 



Anyperodon leucogrammicus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valen- 

 ciennes, 1828). Gatala-aleva. 



Anyperodon leucogrammicus— Jordan and Scale, 1906. 



Cephalopholis argus Bloch and Schneider, 1801. Gatala-uli, loi. 

 Serranus myriasler—Schmeltz, 1865. 



Randall has found that guiiaius is an older name for this 

 species but he and Ben-Tuvia have petitioned the International 

 Commission to retain argus. 



Cephalopholis igarashiensis Katayama, 1957. GataJa-sama. 

 This species is occasionally handlined from deep water. 



Cephalopholis indelibitis (Fowler, 1904). Gatala-sega. 



Randall has recently determined this to be an older name for a 

 species he (1964a) had identified as oblusaurus. (BPBM 27768.) 



Cephalopholis leopardus (Lacepede, 1801). Ga(ala-$ina, mata'ele. 

 Epinephelus leopardus— Siemdachner , 1906. 



* Cephalopholis minialus (Forsskal, 1775). 

 Serranus minialus—G'untUer, 1873. 



Samoan records may be misidentifications as the species has 

 been confused in the past with sexmaculaius which is herein 

 recorded from Samoa for the first time. 



Cephalopholis sexmaculaius (SMppeil, 1828). Gatala-mumu. 



Cephalopholis sonnerali (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valencien- 

 nes, 1828). Velo, mata'ele. 

 Epinephelus sonnerali — Boulenger, 1895. 



Cephalopholis urodelus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Mata'ele. 

 Serranus urodelus — Schmeltz, 1866. 



Cephalopholis sp. 

 Seven specimens, 48-126 mm SL. Dorsal IX, 15; anal 111,9; pec- 



