Family Name Listing
Order: Perciformes, Family: Carangidae
Jacks
Jacks in Samoa are known by specific names. Sizes are called lupo (smaller than 8s cm total length), lupata (8-20 cm), malauli (20-50 cm), ulua (50-80 cm), and sapo'anae (greater than 80 cm).
| Scientific Name | Samoan Name | Common Name | Photo | TSN | Park Status | Abundance | Residency | Nativity |
| Alectis ciliaris | noasami, to`uto`u | threadfin jack | 168602 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Atule mate | yellowtail scad | 168625 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Carangoides coeruleopinnatus | filu lalafutu |
coastal trevally |  
|
621126 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Carangoides dinema | shadow jack | 641978 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Carangoides ferdau | barred jack |   |
168756 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Carangoides hedlandensis | bumpnose trevally | 641979 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Carangoides orthogrammus | island jack | 168759 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Carangoides plagiotaenia | barcheek jack | 641948 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Caranx ignobilis | sapo`anae | giant trevally | 168618 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Caranx lugubris | tafauli | black trevally |    |
168613 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Caranx melampygus | malauli-apamoana, atugaloloa | bluefin trevally |      |
168619 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Caranx papuensis | malauili-sinasama | brassy trevally |  |
168659 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Caranx sexfasciatus | malauli-matalapo`a | bigeye trevally |   
|
168620 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Decapterus macarellus | atuleau, namuauli | mackerel scad | 168724 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Decapterus macrosoma | atuleau, namuali | shortfin scad |  |
168735 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Elagatis bipinnulata | samani | rainbow runner |  |
168738 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Gnathanodon speciosus | lupovai | golden trevally | 168753 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Megalaspis cordyla | atualo | torpedo scad | 
|
168762 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Scomberoides lysan | lai | doublespotted queenfish |    |
641950 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Selar crumenophthalmus | nato, atule, taupapa | bigeye scad |  
|
168677 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Seriola dumerili | greater amberjack |   |
168689 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Seriola rivoliana | tafala, palu-kata, tavai | Almaco scad |  |
168691 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Trachinotus bailloni | lalafuti, lai | smallspotted pompano | 168717 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Trachinotus blochii | stubnose pompano |  |
168716 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Uraspis secunda | cottonmouth jack |  |
168746 | 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)