Family Name Listing
Order: Scorpaeniformes, Family: Scorpaenidae
Scorpionfishes
Scorpionfishes less than 8 centimeters long are known as la'otala in Samoa;
those larger are called nofu or i'atala.
| Scientific Name | Samoan Name | Common Name | Photo | TSN | Park Status | Abundance | Residency | Nativity |
| Dendrochirus biocellatus | twinspot lionfish |  |
643957 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Dendrochirus sausaulele | sausau-lele | -9689 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Pontinus macrocephalus | large-headed scorpionfish | 166805 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Pterois antennata | sausau-lele | antenna turkeyfish |  |
166886 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Pterois radiata | sausau-lele | clearfin turkeyfish |  |
166887 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native |
| Pterois volitans | sausau-lele | turkeyfish |    |
166883 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native |
| Scorpaena asperella | -4592904 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |||
| Scorpaena ballieui | Ballieu's scorpionfish | 166828 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Scorpaena laotale | -9691 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |||
| Scorpaenodes brocki | -9692 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |||
| Scorpaenodes guamensis | Guam scorpionfish | 644534 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Scorpaenodes hirsutus | hairy scorpionfish |  |
166866 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Scorpaenodes parvipinnis | lowfin scorpionfish |  
|
166869 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Scorpaenopsis diabolus | devil scorpionfish |  
|
166875 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Scorpaenopsis macrochir | flasher scorpionfish |    |
644553 | Present in park | No data | No data | Native | |
| Scorpaenopsis novae-guineae | New Guinea stingfish |  |
166880 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Scorpaenopsis sp. 1 | 166871 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |||
| Sebastapistes cyanostigma | yellowspotted scorpionfish |  |
644567 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | |
| Sebastapistes fowleri | Fowler's scorpionfish | 644568 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Sebastapistes strongia | barchin scorpionfish | 166913 | Present in Samoa | No data | No data | Native | ||
| Taenianotus triacanthus | leaf scorpionfish | 166904 | 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)