Family Name Listing
Order: Perciformes, Family: Chaetodontidae
Tifitifi
and Tu'u'u or Butterflyfishes and Angelfishes
Butterflyfishes are known as tifitifi in Samoa, and Angelfishes as Tu'u'u.
| Scientific Name | Samoan Name | Common Name | Photo | TSN | Park Status | Abundance | Residency | Nativity |
| Chaetodon auriga | si`u, i`usamasama | threadfin butterflyfish |  | 169564 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Chaetodon bennetti | tifitifi-lega | Bennett's butterflyfish | 169589 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Chaetodon citrinellus | tifitifi-moamanu, tifitifi-muamai | citron butterflyfish | 169566 | Present in park | Abundant | No data | Native | |
| Chaetodon ephippium | tifitifi-tuauli | saddled butterflyfish |   | 169567 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Chaetodon flavirostris | yellowsnout butterflyfish | 169598 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Chaetodon kleinii | blacklip butterflyfish | 169569 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Chaetodon lineolatus | tifitifi-laui`a | lined butterflyfish |  | 169570 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Chaetodon lunula | tifitifi-laumea | raccoon butterflyfish | 
| 169571 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Chaetodon melannotus | tifitifi-pa`ipa`I | blackback butterflyfish | 169588 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Chaetodon mertensii | tifitifi-sega`ula | Merten's butterflyfish | 169586 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Chaetodon ornatissimus | tifitifi-`ava`ava | ornate butterflyfish |    |
169580 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Chaetodon oxycephalus | tifitifi-`ava`ava | spotnape butterflyfish | 610358 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Chaetodon pelewensis | tifitifi-tisiloloa | dot-dash butterflyfish |  | 169587 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Chaetodon quadrimaculatus | tifitifi-segasega | fourspot butterflyfish |  | 169574 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Chaetodon rafflesi | tifitifi-pule | latticed butterflyfish | 169604 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Chaetodon reticulatus | tifitifi-maono | reticulated butterflyfish |    |
169575 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Chaetodon semeion | dotted butterflyfish | 610261 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Chaetodon trifascialis | tifitifi-sae-u | chevron butterflyfish | 169607 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Chaetodon trifasciatus | tifitifi-manifi | redfin butterflyfish |  | 169577 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Chaetodon ulietensis | doublebarred butterflyfish | 610390 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Chaetodon unimaculatus | tifitifi-pulesama | teardrop butterflyfish |  | 169578 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Chaetodon vagabundus | tifitifi-matapua`a | vagabond butterflyfish |  | 169590 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Forcipiger flavissimus | gutumanu | forcepsfish |   | 169663 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Forcipiger longirostris | gutumanu | longnose butterflyfish | 169662 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Hemitaurichthys polylepis | alosina | pyramid butterflyfish |   | 169658 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Hemitaurichthys thompsoni | No info | Thompson's butterflyfish | 169659 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Heniochus acuminatus | laulaufau-laumea | longfin bannerfish |  | 169652 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Heniochus chrysostomus | laulaufau-laumea | pennant bannerfish |  |
169649 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Heniochus monoceros | laulaufau-laumea | masked bannerfish | 169655 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Heniochus singularius | philippine kabubu | singular bannerfish | 169654 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Heniochus varius | laulaufau-laumea | humphead bannerfish |  | 169653 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
From: Park Species List - NPSpecies Summary
Report
Generated: 11/02/2001 National Park of American Samoa (Fish)