Pempheris oualensis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831. 

 Manifl. 



Pempheris mangula — Giinther, 1875. 

 As P. otailensis, Schultz, 1943. 



Kyphosidae (Rudderfishes) 



*Kyphosus bigibbus (Lacep^de, 1802). 



Pimelepterus fuscus — Kner, 1868. 



The only Samoan record of this species is Kner's from 



"Savay." 

 Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskal, 1775). Nanue, mata-mutu 



(Manu'a Islands), mutumutu. 



Kyphosus vaigiensis — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825). 



Pimelepterus waigiensis — Schmeltz, 1874. 



Ephippididae (Spadefishes) 



*Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758). 



Drepane punctata — Schmeltz, 1869. 

 Platax orbicularis (Forsskal, 1775). Pe'ape'a (< 10 cm TL), 



pe'ape'a-uli (>10 cm TL). 



Platax orbicularis — Schmeltz, 1866. 



Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) 



The general name for butterflyfishes in Samoa is tifitifl. 



Chaetodon auriga Forsskal, 1775. Si'u, i'usamasama. 



Chaetodon setifer — Schmeltz, 1869. 



As C. setifer, Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Chaetodon bennelti Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831. 



Tiritifi-lega. 

 Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831. 



Tifitifi-moamanu (Am. Samoa), tifitifi-muamai (W. Samoa). 



Chaetodon citrinellus — Schmeltz, 1865. 



Fowler's (1928) Samoan record of miliaris probably belongs to 



this species as miliaris is known only from Hawaii. 

 Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831. 



Tifitifi-tuauli. 



Chaetodon ephippium — Schmeltz, 1869. 

 Chaetodon flavirostris Giinther, 1874. 



A single spiecimen was speared at Rose Island and identified by 



John E. Randall. (BPBM 27779.) 

 Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790. 



Chaetodon kleinii — Fowler and Bean, 1929. 

 Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1 83 1 . 



Tifltifi-laui'a. 



Chaetodon lineolatus — Giinther, 1874. 

 Chaetodon lunula (Lacepede, 1802). Tiritifl-laumea. 



Chaetodon lunula — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Chaetodon melannotus Bloch and Schneider, 1801. Tifitifl- 



pa'ipa'i (Am. Samoa), tifitin-laumoli (W. Samoa). 



Chaetodon dorsalis — Schmeltz, 1865. 

 Chaetodon merlensii Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831. 



Tifitiri-sega'ula. 



Chaetodon mertensi — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 



1831. Tifitifi- 'ava'ava. 



Chaetodon ornatissimus — Schmeltz, 1866. 



Chaetodon pelewensis Kner, 1867. Tifitifi-tusiloloa. 



Chaetodon pelewensis — Schmeltz, 1869. 

 Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831. Tifitifi-segasega. 



Chaetodon quadrimaculatus — Giinther, 1874. 

 Chaetodon rafflesii Bennett, 1830. Tlfitifi-pule. 



Chaetodon rafflesi — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831. 



Tifitifi-maono. 



Chaetodon reticulatus — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Chaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855. Tifitifi-si'o. 



Chaetodon semeion — Schmeltz, 1866. 



Chaetodon trifascialis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825). Tifitifi-sae'u. 



Chaetodon strigangulus — Schmeltz, 1869. 



As Megaprotodon trifascialis, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as 



M. strigangulus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Chaetodon trifasciatus Mungo Park, 1797. Tifitiri-maniri. 



Chaetodon trifasciatus — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Chaetodon ulietensis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831. 



Tifitifi-gutu'uli. 



Chaetodon falcula—Sc\\me\iz, 1869. 



As C. falcula, Schultz, 1943. 

 Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787. Tifitiri-pulesama. 



Chaetodon unimaculatus — Schmeltz, 1865. 

 Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758. Tifltiri-matapua'a. 



Chaetodon vagabundus — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan and McGregor, 1898. Gutumanu. 



Forcipiger longirostris (part) — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet, 1782). Gutumanu. 



Forcipiger longirostris — Jordan and Evermann, 1905. 



Both normal and dark color phases have been collected. 

 Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857). Alosina. 

 Hemitaurichthys thompsoni Fowler, 1923. 



This uncommon species was observed along the edge of the 



drop-off at Steps Point and on the outer edge of Nafanua 



Bank. 

 Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Laulaufau-laumea. 



Heniochus macrolepidolus — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Heniochus chrysostomus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 



1831. Laulaufau-laumea. 



Heniochus chrysostoma — Schmeltz, 1874. 



As H. permutatus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and Schultz, 1943. 

 Heniochus monoceros Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831. 



Laulaufau-laumea. 



Heniochus monoceros — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Heniochus singularis Smith and Radcliffe, 1911. 

 Heniochus varius (Cuvier m Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829). 



Laulaufau-laumea. 



Heniochus varius — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes) 



Members of this family are referred to as tu'u'u in Samoa 

 which is the same general name used for damselfishes. 



Centropyge aurantius Randall and Wass, 1974. 



Centropyge aurantius — Randall and Wass, 1974. 

 Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787). Tu'u'u-matamalu. 



Holacanthus bicolor — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Centropyge bispinosus (Giinther, 1860). Tu'u'u-alomu. 



Holacanthus bispinosus — Jordan and Evermann, 1905. 



As Holacanthus bispinosus, Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



