Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant and Sauvage, 1875). 



Abudefduf imparipennis— Schultz, 1943. 



This species was collected only at Rose Island. 

 Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler and Ball, 1924. 



Tu'u'u-i'uuli. 

 Plectroglyphidodon tacrymatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825). 



Tu'u'u-lau, i'usantasama. 



Glyphidodon tacrymatus — Schmeltz, 1866. 



As Abudefduf lacrymat us, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and Schultz, 



1943. 



Plectroglyphidodon leucozona (Bleeker, 1859). Tu'u'u- 



si'ugutusuia. 



Abudefduf behnii— Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



As Abudefduf behnii, Schultz, 1943. 

 Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis (Schultz, 1943). Tu'u'u-popouli. 



A budefduf phoenixensis — Schultz, 1943 . 

 Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830. 



Tu'u'u-faga. 



Pomacentrus melanopterus — Jordan and Seale, 1906 and 



Schultz, 1943. 

 Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan and Starks, 1901. Tu'u'u-segasega. 

 Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787). Tu'u'u-segasega, teatea. 



Pomacentrus pavo — Schmeltz, 1869. 

 Pomacentrus vaiuli Jordan and Seale, 1906. Tu'u'u-vaiuli. 



Pomacentrus vaiuli — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Pomachrom is richardsoni (Snyder, 1909). Tu'u'u-malaumataputa. 



Pomachromis richardsoni — Allen, 1975. 



Stegastes albifasciatus (Schlegel and Miiller, 1839^4). Tu'u'u-pa, 



ulavapua. 



Pomacentrus albofasciatus — Schmeltz, 1877. 



As Pomacentrus albofasciatus and P. eclipticus, Jordan and 



Seale, 1906 and as P. albofasciatus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Stegastes faciolatus (Ogilby, 1889). Tu'u'u-palea. 



Pomacentrus inornatus — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



As Pomacentrus inornatus, Schultz, 1943. Pomacentrus 



jenkinsi is a common synonym. 

 Stegastes lividus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Tu'u'u-moi. 



Clyphisodon cyanospilus — Schmeltz, 1865. 



As Pomacentrus lividus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and Schultz, 



1943. 

 Stegastes nigricans (Lacepede, 1803). Tu'u'u-moi. 



Pomacentrus scolopsis — Schmeltz, 1866. 



As Pomacentrus nigricans, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and 



Schultz, 1943. 



Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes) 



Amblycirrhitus bimacula (Jenkins, 1903). La'o. 

 Paracirrhites bimacula — Schultz, 1943. 



Amblycirrhitus unimacula (Kamohara, 1957). La'o. 



John E. Randall confirmed the identification of this species 

 which was previously known only from the Ryukyu Islands and 

 southern Taiwan (Randall 1963a). (BPBM 22723.) 



Cirrhitichthys falco Randall, 1963. La'o-gatala. 



Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Ulutu'i. 

 Cirrhites punctatus — Kner, 1868. 



As Cirrhitus marmoratus and Paracirrhites punctatus, Jordan 

 and Seale, 1906. 



Neocirrhites armatus Castelnau, 1873. 



This fish commonly occurs within coral (Pocillopora) heads at 

 shallow depths along exposed portions of the Tutuila coastline. 



Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829). 



Lausiva. 



Cirrhites arcatus — Kner, 1868. 



As Amblycirrhites arcatus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Paracirrhites forsteri (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Lausiva. 



Cirrhites forsteri— Kner, 1868. 

 Paracirrhites hemistictus (Giinther, 1874). Lausiva, a'a. 



Amblycirrhites hemistictus and A. polystictus — Schultz, 1943. 



Mugilidae (Mullets) 



The general name for mullet in Samoa is 'anae and it is usually 

 applied to fishes measuring 20-40 cm TL. Other names are moi (< 

 5 cm TL), poi (5-8 cm TL), aua (8-12 cm TL), fuafua (12-15 cm 

 TL), popoto or manase (15-20 cm TL), and afomatua (>40 cm 

 TL). J. M. Thomson confirmed some of the identifications and 

 furnished most of the synonyms. 



Chaenomugil leuciscus (Giinther, 1871). 



Neomyxus chaptali— Fowler and Sylvester, 1922. 



Thomson writes that the type of chaptalii is a juvenile Mugil 



cephalus so the species generally referred to as chaptalii is cor- 

 rectly known as leuciscus. 

 Crenimugil crenilabis (Forsskal, 1775). 



Mugil crenilabis — Schultz, 1943. 

 Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1849). 



Mugil compressus — Giinther, 1881. 



As Liza troscheli, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as Mugil 



troscheli, Schultz, 1943. Schultz (1943) also synonymized 



Agonostomus dorsalis, which was described from Samoa, with 



this species. 

 Liza subviridis (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1836). 



Mugil argenteus — Schmeltz, 1869. 



As Mugil argenteus, Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Liza vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824). Fuitogo (< 10 cm TL), 



'ata (10-25 cm TL), and anaeafa (>25 cm TL). 



Mugil waigiensis — Steindachner, 1906. 



As Liza melinoptera, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as Mugil 



vaigiensis, Schultz, 1943. 

 Valamugil engeli (Bleeker, 1858). 



Mugil kellartii — Steindachner, 1906. 



As Mugil caldwelli, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as M. engeli, 



Schultz, 1943. Mugil rechingeri, which was described from 



Samoa, is also a synonym. 

 Valamugil seheli (Forsskal, 1775). 



Mugil axillaris — Giinther, 1877. 



As Liza caeruleomaculata, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as 



Mugil seheli, Schultz, 1943. 



Sphyraenidae (Barracudas) 



Barracudas are known as sapatu in Samoa. Donald R de Sylva 

 confirmed the identifications. 



Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792). Saosao Oarge indivi- 

 duals). 

 Sphyraena snodgrassi — Schultz, 1943. 



Sphyraena flavicauda Riippell, 1835. 



Sphyraena obtusata — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



Sphyraena forsteri (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829). 

 Sphyraena forsteri — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



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