Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Order: Lophiiformes, Family: Antennariidae
La'otale or Frogfishes

Both frogfishes and scorpaenids are known as la'otale (smaller fish less than 8 cm) or aofu (larger fish) in Samoa.

Scientific NameSamoan NameCommon NamePhotoTSNPark StatusAbundanceResidencyNativity
Antennarius analis tailjet frogfishAntennarius analis. tailjet frogfish203381Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Antennarius coccineus whitebait frogfish  164535Present in parkNo dataNo dataNative
Antennarius commersoni  giant frogfishAntennarius commersoni. giant frogfish164544Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Antennarius nummifer opulent frogfish  164539Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Antennarius rosaceus  rosy frogfish 622832Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Antennatus tuberosus  reticulated frogfish  164541Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative

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