
Family Name Listing
Order: Aulopiformes, Family: Synodontidae
Ta'oto
or Lizardfishes
Lizardfishes are known as ta'oto in Samoa. Samoans
also call sandperch fishes in the family Mugiloididae ta'oto.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Common
Name | Photo | TSN | Park
Status | Abundance | Residency | Nativity |
| Saurida gracilis | ta`oto | slender lazardfish | | 162413 | Present
in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Synodus
binotatus | ta`oto | twospot lizardfish |  | 162384 | Present
in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Synodus
englemani | ta`oto | reef lizardfish | | 162391 | Present
in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Synodus
variegatus | ta`oto | variegated lizardfish | | 162387 | Present
in park | No data | No data | Native |
Scientific Names | Samoan
Common Names | English Common Names | Browse
Pictures
From: Park Species List   -   NPSpecies Summary
Report
Generated: 11/02/2001 National Park of American Samoa  (Fish)