Family Name Listing
Order: Anguilliformes, Family: Muraenidae (Morays)
Pusi
or Morays
Moray eels are called pusi in Samoa. Small eels are sometimes
called to'e, large eels are called maoa'e, and very large ones may
be called atapanoa. Small brown eels may be called u'aulu and small
pale eels may be called apeape.
| Scientific Name | Samoan Name | Common Name | Photo | TSN | Park Status | Abundance | Residency | Nativity |
| Anarchias sp. | moray | 161161 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Anarchias allardicei | Allardice's moray | 161163 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Anarchias leucurus | moray | 161166 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Echidna delicatula | moray | 635511 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Echidna leucotaenia | mutupu`u | whiteface moray | 161175 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Echidna nebulosa | ai`aiuga | snowflake moray |  |
161176 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Echidna polyzona | barred moray | 161177 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Echidna unicolor | unicolor moray |  |
161178 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Echidna xanthospilos | moray | 635514 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Enchelycore bayeri | auvaeloloa-uli | Bayer's moray | 161183 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Enchelycore pardalis | dragon moray | 635520 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Enchelycore schismatorhynchus | auvaeloloa | funnel-nostril moray | 161182 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Enchelynassa canina | auvaeloloa-sina | viper moray | 161264 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Gymnomuraena zebra | to`etapu | zebra moray |  |
161173 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Gymnothorax buroensis | latticetail moray |  |
161201 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Gymnothorax chilospilus | lipspot moray | 635534 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Gymnothorax elegans | moray | 161226 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Gymnothorax enigmaticus | enigmatic moray | 161227 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Gymnothorax fimbriatus | pusi-pulepule, papata-pulepule | darkspotted moray |  |
161219 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Gymnothorax flavimarginatus | tafi-laotalo, pusi-gatala | yellowmargin moray | 161195 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus | brownspotted moray | 161217 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Gymnothorax gracilicaudus | slendertail moray | 161205 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Gymnothorax hepaticus | moray | 161206 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Gymnothorax javanicus | pusi-gatala, maoa`e | giant moray | 161208 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Gymnothorax margaritophorus | pusi-a`au | trunkspotted moray |  |
161220 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Gymnothorax melatremus | dwarf moray |   |
161209 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Gymnothorax meleagris | puali`i, `ai`aiivi | whitemouth moray |    |
161210 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Gymnothorax monostigmus | onespot moray |  |
161230 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Gymnothorax pindae | pinda moray | 161232 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Gymnothorax reevesii | Reeves' moray | 635577 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Gymnothorax richardsoni | Richardson's moray | 161221 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Gymnothorax rueppelliae | papata-tusitusi | banded moray | 161214 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Gymnothorax undulatus | pusi-pulepule | undulated moray | 161215 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Gymnothorax zonipectus | pulenini`i | bartail moray |  |
161233 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Sideria picta | onea | 161273 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | No data | ||
| Strophiodon brummeri | asulu | white ribbon eel |  |
161276 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Uropterygius bennetti | -9647 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |||
| Uropterygius concolor | brown moray, uniform reef eel |  |
161258 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Uropterygius fuscoguttatus | brownspotted snakemoray | 161249 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Uropterygius marmoratus | marbled snakemoray | 161257 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Uropterygius micropterus | pusi-sulalulu | tidepool snakemoray | 161259 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Uropterygius necturus | -9648 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |||
| Uropterygius polyspilus | largespotted snakemoray | 161252 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Uropterygius supraforatus | pusi-le`a | toothy snakemoray | 161255 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Uropterygius tigrinus | pusi-solasulu | tiger snakemoray | 161256 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Uropterygius xanthopterus | 161261 | 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)