
Family Name Listing
Order: Perciformes, Family: Blenniidae
Mano'o or
Blennies
Blennies, as well as the Gobies,
are known as mano'o in Samoa.
| Scientific Name |
Samoan Name |
Common Name |
Photo |
TSN |
Park Status |
Abundance |
Residency |
Nativity |
| Alticus saliens |
mano`o-papa |
Alticus blenny |
|
171276 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Aspidontus dussumieri |
|
lance blenny |
 |
171296 |
Present in park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Aspidontus taeniatus |
mano`o-mo`o, mo`otai |
cleaner blenny |
|
171298 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Blenniella chrysospilos |
mano`o-a`au |
redspotted blenny |
 |
636284 |
Present in Park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Blenniella paula |
|
bullethead blenny |
|
636289 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Cirripectes castaneus |
mano`o-la`o |
chestnut blenny |
|
636296 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Cirripectus fuscoguttata |
mano`o-sofe |
brownspotted blenny |
|
171215 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Cirripectus polyzona |
|
barred blenny |
 |
636307 |
Present in Park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Cirripectes quagga |
|
zebra blenny |

 |
636308 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Cirripectes stigmaticus |
mano`o-la`o |
reticulated blenny |

   |
636311 |
Present in park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Cirripectus variolosus |
|
Pacific plate blenny |
|
171214 |
Present in park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Cirrisalarias bunares |
|
fringeface blenny |
|
636315 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Ecsenius bicolor |
|
bicolor blenny |
 |
636326 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Ecsenius oculus |
|
|
|
636347 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Ecsenius opsifrontalis |
|
comical blenny |
|
171223 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Enchelyurus ater |
|
black blenny |
|
636367 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Entomacrodus caudofasciatus |
mano`o-fala |
barredtail rockskipper |
 |
171188 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Entomacrodus decussatus |
mano`o-fala |
wavyline rockskipper |
 |
171170 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Entomacrodus epalzeocheilus |
mano`o-fala |
zebralip rockskipper |
 |
171172 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Entomacrodus niuafoouensis |
mano`o-fala |
tatoo-chinned rockskipper |
|
171176 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Entomacrodus sealei |
mano`o-fala |
Seale's rockskipper |
|
171182 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Entomacrodus striatus |
mano`o-fala, mano`o-a`au |
blackspotted rockskipper |
 |
171178 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Entomacrodus thalassinus |
mano`o-fala |
reefmargin blenny |
|
171189 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Exallias brevis |
mano`o-lau, mano`o-gatala |
shortbodied blenny |

|
171225 |
Present in park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Glyptoparus delicatulus |
|
delicate blenny |
 |
636374 |
Present in park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Istiblennius bellus |
|
beautiful rockskipper |
|
171233 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Istiblennius biseriatus |
|
|
|
-9854 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Istiblennius cyanostigma |
|
blue-spotted blenny |
|
171237 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Istiblennius dussumieri |
|
Dussumier's rockskipper |
|
636389 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Istiblennius edentulus |
|
rippled rockskipper |
|
171238 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Istiblennius interruptus |
|
|
|
-9856 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Istiblennius lineatus |
|
lined rockskipper |
|
171241 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Istiblennius sp. 1 |
|
|
|
-9857 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Meiacanthus atrodorsalis |
mano`o-si`umaga |
yellowtail fangblenny |
 |
636411 |
Present in park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Meiacanthus ditrema |
|
doublepore fangblenny |
|
636414 |
Present in park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Nannosalarias nativitatus |
|
pygmy blenny |
|
636438 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Omobranchus rotundiceps |
|
mangrove blenny |
|
636454 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Parenchelyurus hepburni |
|
Hepburn's blenny |
|
636491 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Petroscirtes mitratus |
|
highfin blenny |
|
171265 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Petroscirtes xestus |
|
floral fangblenny |
 |
636502 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos |
mano`o-to`ito`i |
bluestriped blenny |
|
171208 |
Present in park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Plagiotremus tapeinosoma |
mano`o-to`ito`i |
piano fangblenny |
|
171210 |
Present in park |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Praealticus bilineatus |
mano`o-papa |
whitedotted rockskipper |
|
636510 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus |
|
|
|
171279 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Salarias alboguttatus |
|
whitespotted blenny |
 |
171281 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Salarias fasciatus |
mano`o-sofe |
jeweled blenny |
|
171284 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Salarias guttata |
|
speckled or spotted blenny |
|
171285 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Stanulus seychellensis |
|
Seychelle's blenny |
|
636555 |
Present in Samoa |
No data |
No data |
Native |
| Xiphasia matsubarai |
|
Japanese snake blenny |
|
636557 |
Present in Samoa |
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)