Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Order: Mugiliformes, Family: Mugilidae
'anae or Mullets
Mullets 20 - 40 cm in length are known as 'anae in Samoa.
Fishes smaller than 5 cm are moi; aua are 8 - 12 cm; fuafua are 12 - 15 cm;
popoto
or manase are 15 - 20 long; and afomatua fish longer than 40 cm.

Scientific NameSamoan NameCommon NamePhotoTSNPark StatusAbundanceResidencyNativity
Chelon macrolepis largescale mullet 170380Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Chelon subviridis  greenback mullet -501233Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Crenimugil crenilabis fringelip mullet 170357Present in parkNo dataNo dataNative
Lisa vaigiensis

fuitogo < 10cm; 'afa 10-25 cm; 'anaeafa >25 cm

squaretail mullet 170367Present in parkNo dataNo dataNative
Moolgarda seheli bluespot mullet 170421Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Neomyxus leuciscus sharpnose mullet 170361Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Valamugil engeli kanda 170422Present in parkNo dataNo dataNative

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