Balistidae (Triggerfishes) 



Triggerfishes are known as sumu. 



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



Batistes lineatus — Schmeltz, 1865. 



As Batistes undulatus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Sumu-papa. 

 Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). 



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



Batistes viridescens — Schmeltz, 1866. 

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



Batistes senticosus — Giinther, 1910. 



This species frequents the epipelagic zone and often occurs 



around drifting objects. 



Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786). Sumu-uli. 



Batistes armatus — Schmeltz, 1866. 

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



si'umumu. 



Batistes vidua — Jordan and Seale, 1906. 



As Batistes vidua, Schultz, 1943. 

 Odonus niger (Riippell, 1837). Sumu-pe'a. 

 Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Riippell, 1828). Sumu-laulau 



(<20 cm TL), umu (>20 cm TL). 



Batistes flavimarginatus — Schmeltz, 1 874. 



As Batistes flavomarginatus, Jordan and Seale, 1906. 

 Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). 



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

 Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Sumu-uo'uo. 



Batistes aculeatus — Schmeltz, 1866. 



As Balistapus aculeatus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as Batistes 



aculeatus, Schultz, 1943. 

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



aloalo. 



Batistes erythropterus — Schmeltz, 1869. 



As Balistapus rectangulus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and as Batis- 

 tes rectangulus, Schultz, 1943. 

 Rhinecanthus 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. 

 Sufflamen chrysoptera (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). 



Sumu-gasemoana. 



Batistes niger — Schmeltz, 1874. 



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



1943. 

 Sufflamen fraenatus (Latrielle, 1804). Sumu-gase'ele'ele. 

 Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus 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. 



Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765). Ume-aleva, falaia. 

 A /uteres laevis — Schmeltz, 1866. 



A manses scopas (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829). 



Pa'umalo, falaia. 



Amanses scopas— Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Cantherhines dumerili (Hollard, 1854). Pa'umalo. 



Cantherhines sandwichiensis (part)— Schultz, 1943. 

 Cantherhines pardalis (Riippell, 1835). Pa'umalo, falaia, aimeo. 



Monacanthus 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 longirostris— Schmeltz, 1866. 

 Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853). Pa'umalo, falaia. 



Monacanthus melanocephalus — Schmeltz, 1869. 



As Monacanthus melanocephalus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and 



Schultz, 1943. 



Ostraciontidae (Trunkfishes) 



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 meleagris Shaw, 1796. Moamoa-uli (initial phase), 



moamoa-sama (terminal phase). 



Ostracion meleagris — Schmeltz, 1866. 



As O. lentiginosus (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 laterna — Schmeltz, 1869. 



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



1943. 

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



Tetrodon virgatus — Schmeltz, 1865. 



As Tetraodon immaculatus, Jordan and Seale, 1906 and 



Schultz, 1943. 

 Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1830). 



Tetrodon mappa — Schmeltz, 1874. 

 Arothron meleagris (Lacepede, 1798). Sue-puleuli 



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



Tetraodon meleagris — 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 stellatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801). Sue-gatala, 



sue-va'a. 



Crayracion lineatus — Schmeltz, 1869. 



Arothron alboreticulatus may be a junior synonym. 



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