Family Name Listing
Order: Perciformes, Family: Lethrinidae
Filoa or
Emperors
Emperor fishes larger than 30 cm in length are known as filoa
in Samoa.
Smaller fishes, 15-30 cm, are called ulamalosa, and juveniles,
real small, are mata'ele'ele .
| Scientific Name | Samoan Name | Common Name | Photo | TSN | Park Status | Abundance | Residency | Nativity |
| Gnathodentex aureolineatus | mumu, tolai | goldlined emperor |     |
169164 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Gymnocranius grandoculis | filoa-mu | bluelined emperor |      
|
550897 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Lethrinus amboinensis | filoa-gutumumu | ambon emperor |   |
169156 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Lethrinus atkinsoni | filoa-ulumato | Atkinson's emperor |  |
550899 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Lethrinus elongatus | filoa-ava filoa-va`a |
longnose emperor |  
|
-9762 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Lethrinus erythracanthus | filoa-apamumu | orangefin emperor |  |
550903 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Lethrinus harak | filoa-vai | blackspot emperor | 169133 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Lethrinus nebulosus | ulusa`o, mulogo | spangled emperor | 169143 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Lethrinus obsoletus | lauloa | yellowstripe emperor |  |
550907 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Lethrinus rubrioperculatus | filoa-pa`o`omumu, filoa-ulutele | spotcheek emperor |     |
169157 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Monotaxis grandoculus | mu-matavaivai, matamu, matamatamu, loalia | bigeye emperor |    |
169170 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Wattsia mossambica | filoa-mutumutu |  |
550909 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
From: Park Species List - NPSpecies Summary
Report
Generated: 11/02/2001 National Park of American Samoa (Fish)