Balistidae (Triggerfishes) 



Triggerfishes are known as sumu. 



Balistapus undulatus (Mungo Park, 1797). Sumu-aimaunu. 

 Batistes Itneatus — Schmeltz, 1865. 

 As Batistes undutatus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Batistoides conspicittum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Sumu-papa. 

 Batistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). 

 Sumu-laulau (<20 cm TL), umu (>20 cm TL). 

 Batistes viridescens — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Canthidermis macutatus (Bloch, 1786). Sumu-va'a. 

 Batistes senticosus — Giinther, 1910. 



This species frequents the epipelagic zone and often occurs 

 around drifting objects. 

 Metictittxys niger (^Xooh, 1786). Sumu-uli. 



Batistes armatus — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Metichthys vidua (Solander, 1844). Sumu-'apa'apasina, sumu- 

 si'umuniu. 



Batistes vidua — Jordan and Scale, 1906. 

 As Batistes vidua, Schultz, 1943. 

 OrfonM5 n/ger (Riippell, 1837). Sumu-pe'a. 

 Pseudobatistes ftavimarginatus (Riippell, 1828). Sumu-laulau 

 «20 cm TL), umu (>20 cm TL). 

 Batistes ftavimarginatus — Schmeltz, 1 874. 

 As Batistes ftavomarginatus, Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Pseudobatistes fuscus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). 

 Sumu-laulau «20 cm TL), umu (>20 cm TL). 

 Rtiinecanttius acuteatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Sumu-uo'uo. 

 Batistes acuteatusSchmtXlz, 1866. 



As Batistapus acuteatus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as Batistes 

 acuteatus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Rhinecanthus rectangutus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Sumu- 

 aloalo. 



Batistes erythropterus—SzhmAiz, 1869. 



As Batistapus rectangutus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as Batis- 

 tes rectangutus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Rhinecanttius sp. Sumu-aloalo. 



This species is similar to cinereus and can probably be separated 

 from it only by color. It has a large black area ventrally on the 

 body centered above the origin of the anal (lacking in cinereus) 

 and a black crescent on the caudal flacking in cinereus). John 

 E. Randall plans to describe it. (BPBM 24458, 24459.) 

 Sufflamen bursa (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Sumu-pa'epa'e. 



Batistes bursa — Schmeltz, 1869. 

 Sufftamen ctirysoptera (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). 

 Sumu-gasemoana. 

 Batistes niger — Schmeltz, 1874. 



As Batistes ctirysopterus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and Schultz, 

 1943. 

 Sufftamen fraenatus (haXTKVit, 1804). Sumu-gase'ele'ele. 

 Xanthictithys caeruteotineatus Randall, Matsuura and Zama, 

 1978. Sumu-palu. 



Several juveniles of this recently described species were ob- 

 served near Steps Point at depths of 40-60 m. 



Monacanthidae (Filefishes) 



Members of this family are known as a pa'umalo. 



Atuterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765). Llme-aleva, falala. 

 Atuteres taevis — Schmeltz, 1866. 



Amanses scopas (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valencieimes, 1829). 



Pa'umalo, ^ala. 



Amanses scopas — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Canthertiines dumeriti (Hollard, 1854). Pa'umalo. 



Canttierhines sandwichiensis (part) — Schultz, 1943. 

 Canthertiines pardalis (Riippell, 1835). Pa'umalo, falala, aimeo. 



Monacanttius sandwichiensis — Steindachner, 1906. 



As Cantherhines sandwichensis, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as 



C. sandwichiensis, Schultz, 1943. Randall (1964b) has found 



that sandwichiensis is limited to the Hawaiian Islands. 

 * Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765). 



Monacanthus chinensis — Schmeltz, 1865. 

 Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). 



Pa'umalo-gutuumi. 



Monacanthus tongirostris — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Pervagor metanocephatus (Bleeker, 1853). Pa'umalo, falala. 



Monacanthus metanocephatus — Schmeltz, 1869. 



As Monacanthus metanocephatus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and 



Schultz, 1943. 



Ostraciontidae (Tninkfishes) 



The Samoan name for trunkfishes is moamoa. 



Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758). Moamoa-ulutao, moamoa- 

 uluto'i. 



Ostracion cornutus — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758. Moamoa-lega. 



Ostracion argus — Schmeltz, 1869. 

 Ostracion meteagris Shaw, 1796. Moamoa-uU (initial phase), 



moamoa-sama (terminal phase). 



Ostracion meteagris — Schmeltz, 1866. 



As O. tentiginosus (initial phase) and O. sebae (terminal phase), 



Jordan and Seale, 1906 and Schultz, 1943. 



Tetraodontidae (Puffers) 



Puffers are referred to as sue. 



Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758). Sue-vaolo. 



Crayracion taterna — Schmeltz, 1869. 



As Tetraodon hispidus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and Schultz, 



1943. 

 Arothron immacutatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Sue-va'a. 



Tetrodon v/rgorMi— Schmeltz, 1865. 



As Tetraodon immacutatus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and 



Schultz, 1943. 

 Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1830). 



Tetrodon wappo— Schmeltz, 1874. 

 Arothron meteagris (Lacepede, 1798). Sue-puleuli 



(dark phase), sue-lega (yellow phase). 



Tetraodon me/eagra— Schmeltz, 1869. 

 Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). 



Sue-uli (dark phase), sue-lega (yellow phase). 



Crayracion nigropunctatus — Schmeltz, 1866. 



As Tetraodon nigropunctatus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and 



Schultz, 1943. 

 Arothron stettalus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Sue-gatala, 



sue-va'a. 



Crayracion /wearus— Schmeltz, 1869. 



Arothron atboreticutatus may be a junior synonym. 



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