Sardinella sirm (Walbaum, 1792). 



Sardinella sirm — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1831). Poi, nefu. 



Spratelloides alburnus—Schmehz, 1874. 



As Stolephorus delicatulus, Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Spratelloides gracilis (Schlegel, 1846). Poi, nefu. 



Spratelloides atrofasciatus — Schultz, 1943. 



Engraulididae (Anchovies) 



Anchovies are called nefu or file in Samoa. Peter J. Whitehead 

 has provided identifications and synonymies. 



Stolephorus buccaneeri Strasburg, 1960. 

 Stolephorus buccaneeri— Whitehead, 1972. 



Stolephorus devisi (Whitley, 1940). 

 This is the most common anchovy in Pago Pago Bay. It is 

 sometimes confused with heterolobus from which it is distin- 

 guished by a lower gill raker count and longer head. 



Stolephorus indicus (Van Hasselt, 1823). 

 Anchovia apiensis — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



Thrissina baelma (Forsskal, 1775). 

 Anchovia evermanni — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) 



Samoans refer to lizardfishes as ta'oto. Roger F. Cressey has 

 confirmed Samoan distributions for the three species of Synodus 

 listed below. 



Saurida gracilis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824). 



Saurida gracilis — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Synodus binotatus Schultz in Schultz et al., 1953. 

 Synodus englemani Schultz in Schultz et al., 1953. 

 Synodus variegatus (Lacepede, 1803). 



Synodus varius — Schmeltz, 1869. 



As S. varius, Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



Chanidae (Milkfishes) 



Chanos chanos (Forsskal, 1775). Avali'i, ava. 

 Chanos chanos — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



Plotosidae (Eel Catfishes) 



Plotosus anguillaris (Bloch, 1794). Apoa. 



Plotosus anguillaris — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes) 



Conidens samoensis (Steindachner, 1906). Taiuli. 

 Crepidogaster samoensis — Steindachner, 1906. 

 As Aspasmagaster samoensis, Schultz, 1943. 



Antennariidae (Frogfishes) 



Members of this family are known by the same general names 

 as the scorpaenids in Samoa. Individuals < 8 cm TL are called 

 la'otale; larger fish are nofu. Theodore W. Pietsch confirmed the 

 identifications and provided most of the synonymies. 



Abantennarius analis Gosline, 1957. 



Antennarius coccineus (Lesson, 1831). 



Antennarius coccineus — Schultz, 1964. 

 Antennarius commersonii (Shaw, 1804). 



Antennarius commersonii — Giinther, 1877. 

 Antennarius drombus Jordan and Evermann, 1903. 



Antennarius drombus — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Antennarius nummifer Cuvier, 1817. 



Antennarius nummifer — Giinther, 1876. 

 Antennarius rosaceus (Smith and Radcliffe, 1912). 



The single Samoan specimen was collected from Larsen Bay at 



60 m. 

 Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier, 1816). 



Ophidiidae (Brotulas and Cusk Eels) 



Brotula multibarbata Temminck and Schlegel, 1846. Tafuti. 



Brotula townsendi Fowler, 1900. Tafuti. 



Ophidion sp. 

 One of the three Samoan specimens was collected in Faga'alu 

 Bay at 33 m. C. Richard Robins has informed the author that 

 this material represents an undescribed species currently known 

 only from these specimens. (BPBM 18719.) 



Bythitidae 



Daniel M. Cohen assisted with the identifications and diagnoses 

 for members of this family. 



Brosmophysiops pautzkei Schultz in Schultz et al., 1960. 



Dinematichthys sp. Tapotopoto. 



Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides (part) — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 As D. iluocoeteoides (part), Schultz, 1943. 

 Several specimens collected; 27-93 mm SL. Dorsal 73-87 (8 of 9 

 specimens with 77 or more rays); anal 59-73 (8 of 9 with 61 or 

 more rays). Eye diameter 2-3 times in interorbital distance and 

 8-10 times in head length. Bleeker's type of iluocoeteoides ap- 

 parently is no longer extant and there is considerable confusion 

 as to which species the name applies (Cohen and Nielsen 1978). 

 Though only one has been described, there appear to be 

 numerous species in the genus. (BPBM 24123, USNM 222480.) 



Dinematichthys sp. Tapotopoto. 

 Dinemathichthys iluocoeteoides (part)— Jordan and Seale, 

 1906. 



As D. iluocoeteoides (part), Schultz, 1943. 

 Several specimens; 53-60 mm SL. Dorsal 73-75; anal 58-61. Eye 

 diameter 4-6 times in interorbital distance and 16-23 times in 

 head length. Cohen suspects that two species may be 

 represented by these specimens. One group (USNM 222481) is 

 pale (in preservative) with no obvious papillae on the snout and 

 tip of lower jaw and with scales on the opercles. The other 

 (USNM 222483) is darker brown with papillae more or less 

 developed on the snout and tip of lower jaw and without scales 

 on the opercles (but present farther forward). 



Microbrotula randalli Cohen and Wourms, 1976. 

 Microbrotula randalli — Cohen and Wourms, 1976. 



Carapidae (Pearlfishes) 



Carapus homei (Richardson, 1846). I'aui. 

 Fierasfer homei — Schmeltz, 1866. 

 As Fierasfer homei, Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 This species was found within the body cavities of the sea 

 cucumbers Stichopus chloronatus and Bohadschia argus. 



