Scorpaenopsis diabolus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829. 



Scorpaenopsis gibbosa — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



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

 Scorpaenopsis fowleri (Pietschmann, 1934). 



Scorpaenopsis fowleri — 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 Seale, 1906. 

 Scorpaenopsis sp. 



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



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



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

 Synanceja verrucosa Bloch and Schneider, 1801. 



Synanceia verrucosa — Schmeltz, 1866. 



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



1943. 

 Taenianotus triacanthus Lacepede, 1802. 



Taenianotus triacantus — Schmeltz, 1865. 



Caracanthidae (Dwarf Rockfishes) 



Caracanthus maculatus (Gray, 1831). Tapua. 



Caracanthus maculatus — Jordan and Seale, 

 Caracanthus unipinna (Gray, 1831). Tapua. 



Caracanthus unipinna — Schultz, 1943. 



1906. 



Platycephalidae (Flatheads) 



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

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



Plalycephalus chiltonae (Schultz in Schultz et al., 1966). 



Platycephalus maylayanus Bleeker, 1853. 

 Plalycephalus variolosus — Giinther, 1876. 

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

 Thysanophrys papillolabium in synonymy. 



Platycephalus oligolepis Regan, 1908. 



Platycephalus sp. 



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

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

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



Wakiyus welanderi Schultz in Schultz et al., 1966. 

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

 tom at 40 m. 



Dactylopteridae (Flying Gurnards) 



Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829). 

 Centropomidae (Perchlets) 



Ambassis miops Giinther, 1871. Lafa. 

 Ambassis lafa — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 As A. lafa, Schultz, 1943. 

 This species is usually found in freshwater. 



Ambassis safga (Forsskal, 1775). Lafa. 

 Ambassis commersonii — Schmeltz, 1869. 

 As A. vaivasensis, Jordan and Seale, 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 pacificus Mochizuki, 1979. 

 (BPBM 27767.) 



Serranidae (Groupers and Sea Basses) 



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

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

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



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

 Anthias dispar— Randall and Lubbock, 1981. 



Anthias lori Lubbock and Randall in Fourmanoir and Laboute, 

 1976. 

 Anthias lori— Randall and Lubbock, 1981. 



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

 Anthias pascalus— Randall and Lubbock, 1981. 



Anthias pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1857. 



Anthias 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 46-48. 

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

 third dorsal spine elongate. These and the following uniden- 

 tified Anthias are deposited in the California Academy of 

 Sciences. (CAS 44374-44377.) 



Anthias sp. (Subgenus Pseudanthias). 



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

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

 rations on preopercle. 



Anthias sp. (Subgenus Pseudanthias). 



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

 gill rakers 8+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 Seale, 1906. 



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

 Serranus myriaster — Schmeltz, 1865. 



Randall has found that guttatus is an older name for this 

 species but he and Ben-Tuvia have petitioned the International 

 Commission to retain argus. 



Cephalopholis igarashiensis Katayama, 1957. Gatala-sama. 

 This species is occasionally handlined from deep water. 



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



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

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



Cephalopholis teopardus (Lacepede, 1801). Gatala-sina, mata'ele. 

 Epinephelus teopardus— Sttindachner, 1906. 



'Cephalopholis miniatus (Forsskal, 1775). 

 Serranus miniatus — Giinther, 1873. 



Samoan records may be misidentifications as the species has 

 been confused in the past with sexmaculatus which is herein 

 recorded from Samoa for the first time. 



Cephalopholis sexmaculatus (Ruppell, 1828). Gatala-mumu. 



Cephalopholis sonnerati (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valencien- 

 nes, 1828). Velo, mata'ele. 



Epinephelus sonnerati — 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- 



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