As used in Sec. Sec. 665.120 through 665.139:
American Samoa coral reef ecosystem management unit species (American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS) means all of the Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa and Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa listed in this section and which spend the majority of their non-pelagic (post-settlement) life stages within waters less than or equal to 50 fathoms in total depth.
American Samoa Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family name Samoan name English common name Scientific name----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes)......... afinamea............... orange-spot surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus.
yellowfin surgeonfish.. Acanthurus
xanthopterus.
Aanini................. convict tang........... Acanthurus triostegus.
eye-striped surgeonfish Acanthurus dussumieri.
ponepone, gaitolama.... blue-lined surgeon..... Acanthurus nigroris.
Alogo.................. blue-banded surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus.
pone-i'usama........... blackstreak surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricauda.
laulama,............... whitecheek surgeonfish. Acanthurus nigricans.
Maogo.................. white-spotted Acanthurus guttatus.
surgeonfish.
ringtail surgeonfish... Acanthurus blochii.
ponepone............... brown surgeonfish...... Acanthurus nigrofuscus.
elongate surgeonfish... Acanthurus mata.
mimic surgeonfish...... Acanthurus pyroferus.
Pone................... yellow-eyed surgeonfish Ctenochaetus strigosus.
pone, pala'ia, logoulia striped bristletooth... Ctenochaetus striatus.
two-spot bristletooth.. Ctenochaetus binotatus.
ume-isu................ bluespine unicornfish.. Naso unicornus.
ili'ilia, umelei....... orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus.
black tongue Naso hexacanthus.
unicornfish.
ume-masimasi........... bignose unicornfish.... Naso vlamingii.
whitemargin unicornfish Naso annulatus.
ume-ulutao............. spotted unicornfish.... Naso brevirostris.
barred unicornfish..... Naso thynnoides.Balistidae (Triggerfishes)........... sumu, sumu-laulau...... titan triggerfish...... Balistoides
viridescens.
orangestriped Balistapus undulatus.
triggerfish.
sumu-`apa`apasina, sumu- pinktail triggerfish... Melichthys vidua.
si'umumu.
sumu-uli............... black triggerfish...... Melichthys niger.
sumu-laulau............ blue triggerfish....... Pseudobalistes fuscus.
sumu-uo'uo, sumu-aloalo picassofish............ Rhinecanthus aculeatus.
sumu-gase'ele'ele...... bridled triggerfish.... Sufflamen fraenatum.
Atule.................. bigeye scad............ Selar crumenophthalmus.
atuleau, namuauli...... mackerel scad.......... Decapterus macarellus.Carcharhinidae (Sharks).............. malie-aloalo........... grey reef shark........ Carcharhinus
amblyrhynchos.
Aso.................... silvertip shark........ Carcharhinus
albimarginatus.
Malie.................. Galapagos shark........ Carcharhinus
galapagensis.
apeape, malie-alamata.. blacktip reef shark.... Carcharhinus
melanopterus.
Malu................... whitetip reef shark.... Triaenodon obesus.Holocentridae (Soldierfish, malau-ugatele, malau- bigscale soldierfish... Myripristis berndti.
squirrelfish. va'ava'a.
malau-tui.............. bronze soldierfish..... Myripristis adusta.
blotcheye soldierfish.. Myripristis murdjan.
brick soldierfish...... Myripristis amaena.
malau-mamo, malau- scarlet soldierfish.... Myripristis pralinia.
va'ava'a.
malau-tuauli........... violet soldierfish..... Myripristis violacea.
whitetip soldierfish... Myripristis vittata.
yellowfin soldierfish.. Myripristis chryseres.
malau-pu'u............. pearly soldierfish..... Myripristis kuntee.
double tooth Myripristis hexagona.
squirrelfish.
blackspot squirrelfish. Sargocentron
melanospilos.
malau-tianiu........... file-lined squirrelfish Sargocentron
microstoma.
pink squirrelfish...... Sargocentron
tiereoides.
malau-tui, malau- crown squirrelfish..... Sargocentron diadema.
talapu'u, malau-
tusitusi, malau-pauli.
peppered squirrelfish.. Sargocentron
punctatissimum.
blue-lined squirrelfish Sargocentron tiere.
tamalu, mu-malau, malau- saber or long jaw Sargocentron
toa. squirrelfish. spiniferum.
spotfin squirrelfish... Neoniphon spp.Kuhliidae (Flagtails)................ Safole, inato.......... barred flag-tail....... Kuhlia mugil.Kyphosidae (Rudderfish).............. nanue, mata-mutu, rudderfish............. Kyphosus cinerascens
mutumutu. Kyphosus biggibus.
Nanue.................. rudderfish............. Kyphosus vaigienses.Labridae (Wrasses)................... lalafi, tagafa malakea. napoleon wrasse........ Cheilinus undulatus.
Lalafi-matamumu........ triple-tail wrasse..... Cheilinus trilobatus.
lalafi-matapua'a....... floral wrasse.......... Cheilinus chlorourus.
lalafi-pulepule........ harlequin tuskfish..... Cheilinus fasciatus.
sugale................. bandcheek wrasse....... Oxycheilinus
diagrammus.
sugale................. arenatus wrasse........ Oxycheilinus arenatus.
sugale-tatanu.......... whitepatch wrasse...... Xyrichtys aneitensis.
sugale-mo'o............ cigar wrasse........... Cheilio inermis.
sugale-laugutu, sugale- blackeye thicklip...... Hemigymnus melapterus
uli, sugale-aloa,
sugale-lupe.
sugale-gutumafia....... barred thicklip........ Hemigymnus fasciatus.
lape, sugale-pagota.... three-spot wrasse...... Halichoeres
trimaculatus.
sugale-a'au, sugale- checkerboard wrasse.... Halichoeres hortulanus.
pagota, ifigi.
sugale-uluvela......... weedy surge wrasse..... Halichoeres
margaritaceus.
uloulo-gatala, surge wrasse........... Thalassoma purpureum.
patagaloa.
lape-moana............. red ribbon wrasse...... Thalassoma
quinquevittatum.
sugale-samasama........ sunset wrasse.......... Thalassoma lutescens.
sugale-la'o, sugale- rockmover wrasse....... Novaculichthys
taili, sugale-gasufi. taeniourus.Mullidae (Goatfishes)................ i'asina, vete, afulu... yellow goatfish........ Mulloidichthys spp.
Vete................... yellowfin goatfish..... Mulloidichthys
vanicolensis.
afolu, afulu........... yellowstripe goatfish.. Mulloidichthys
flavolineatus.
afoul, afulu........... banded goatfish........ Parupeneus spp.
tusia, tulausaena, dash-dot goatfish...... Parupeneus barberinus.
ta'uleia.
matulau-moana.......... doublebar goatfish..... Parupeneus bifasciatus.
moana-ula.............. redspot goatfish....... Parupeneus
heptacanthus.
i'asina, vete, afulu, yellowsaddle goatfish.. Parupeneus cyclostomas.
moana.
matulau-ilamutu........ side-spot goatfish..... Parupeneus
pleurostigma.
i'asina, vete, afulu... multi-barred goatfish.. Parupeneus
multifaciatus.Mugilidae (Mullets).................. anae, aua. fuafua...... fringelip mullet....... Crenimugil crenilabis.
moi, poi............... false mullet........... Neomyxus leuciscus.Muraenidae (Moray eels).............. Pusi................... yellowmargin moray eel. Gymnothorax
flavimarginatus.
maoa'e................. giant moray eel........ Gymnothorax javanicus.
pusi-pulepule.......... undulated moray eel.... Gymnothorax undulatus.Octopodidae (Octopus)................ fe'e fe'e.............. octopus octopus........ Octopus cyanea, Octopus
ornatus.Polynemidae.......................... umiumia, i'ausi........ threadfin.............. Polydactylus sexfilis.Pricanthidae (Bigeye)................ matapula............... glasseye............... Heteropriacanthus
cruentatus.
matapula bigeye................. Priacanthus hamrur.Scaridae (Parrotfishes).............. Fuga................... stareye parrotfish..... Calotomus carolinus.
fuga, galo-uluto'i, parrotfish............. Scarus spp.
fuga-valea, laea-
mamanu.
ulapokea, laea-ulapokea Pacific longnose Hipposcarus longiceps.
parrotfish.Scombridae........................... Tagi................... dogtooth tuna.......... Gymnosarda unicolor.Siganidae (Rabbitfish)............... loloa, lo.............. forktail rabbitfish.... Siganus aregenteus.Sphyraenidae (Barracuda)............. Sapatu................. heller's barracuda..... Sphyraena helleri.
Saosao................. great barracuda........ Sphyraena barracuda.Turbinidae (turban shells, green Alili.................. green snails........... Turbo spp.
snails.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Samoa Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Samoan name English common name Scientific name------------------------------------------------------------------------sugale, sugale-vaolo, sugale- wrasses (Those Labrida.
a'a, lalafi, lape-a'au, species not listed
la'ofia. as CHCRT).malie, apoapo, moemoeao..... sharks (Those Carcharhinidae,
species not listed Sphyrnidae.
as CHCRT).Fai......................... rays and skates..... Dasyatididae,
Myliobatidae.pe'ape'a.................... batfishes........... Ephippidae.mutumutu, misimisi, ava'ava- sweetlips........... Haemulidae.
moana.talitaliuli................. remoras............. Echeneidae.mo'o, mo'otai............... tilefishes.......... Malacanthidae.Tiva........................ dottybacks.......... Pseudochromidae.aneanea, tafuti............. prettyfins.......... Plesiopidae.Tapua....................... coral crouchers..... Caracanthidae.
flashlightfishes.... Anomalopidae.gatala, ataata, vaolo, groupers............ Serrandiae.
gatala-uli, gatala-sega, (Those species not
gatala-aleva, ateate, listed as CHCRT or
apoua, susami, gatala-sina, BMUS).
gatala-mumu.lupo, lupota, mamalusi, jacks and scads Carangidae.
ulua, sapoanae, taupapa, (Those species not
nato, filu, atuleau, listed as CHCRT or
malauli-apamoana, malauli- BMUS).
sinasama, malauli-
matalapo'a, lai.Malau....................... soldierfishes and Holocentridae.
squirrelfishes
(Those species not
listed as CHCRT).
i'asina, vete, afulu, afoul, goatfishes (Those Mullidae.
ulula'oa. species not listed
as CHCRT).pone, palagi................ surgeonfishes (Those Acanthuridae.
species not listed
as CHCRT).pelupelu, nefu.............. herrings............ Clupeidae.nefu, file.................. anchovies........... Engraulidae.mano'o, mano'o-popo, mano'o- gobies.............. Gobiidae.
fugafuga, mano'o-apofusami,
mano'o-a'au.mu, mu-taiva, tamala, malai, snappers (Those Lutjanidae.
feloitega, mu-mafalaugutu, species not listed
savane-ulusama, matala'oa. as CHCRT or BMUS).sumu, sumu-papa, sumu-taulau trigger fishes Balistidae.
(Those species not
listed as CHCRT).Lo.......................... rabbitfishes (Those Siganidae.
species not listed
as CHCRT).nanue, matamutu, mutumutu... rudderfishes (Those Kyphosidae.
species not listed
as CHCRT).ulisega, atule-toto......... fusiliers........... Caesionidae.filoa, mata'ele'ele, emperors (Those Lethrinidae.
ulamalosi. species not listed
as CHCRT or BMUS).pusi, maoa'e, atapanoa, eels (Those species Muraenidae,
u'aulu, apeape, fafa, not listed as Chlopsidae,
gatamea, pusi-solasulu. CHCRT). Congridae,
Moringuidae,
Ophichthidae.fo, fo-tusiloloa, fo-si'umu, cardinalfishes...... Apogonidae.
fo-loloa, fo-tala, fo-
manifi, fo-aialo, fo-tuauli.pe'ape'a, laulaufau......... moorish idols....... Zanclidae.tifitifi, si'u, i'usamasama, butterfly fishes.... Chaetodontidae.
tifitifi-segaula, laulafau-
laumea, alosina.tu'u'u, tu'u'u-sama, tu'u'u- angelfishes......... Pomacanthidae.
lega, tu'u'u-ulavapua,
tu'u'u-matamalu, tu'u'u-
alomu, tu'u'u-uluvela,
tu'u'u-atugauli, tu'u'u-
tusiuli, tu'u'u-manini.tu'u'u, mutu, mamo, tu'u'u- damselfishes........ Pomacentridae.
lumane.i'atala, la'otele, nofu..... scorpionfishes...... Scorpaenidae.mano'o, mano'o-mo'o, mano'o- blennies............ Blenniidae.
palea, mano'o-la'o.sapatu...................... barracudas (Those Sphyraenidae.
species not listed
as CHCRT).la'o, ulutu'i, lausiva...... hawkfishes (Those Cirrhitidae.
species not listed
as CHCRT).la'otale, nofu.............. frogfishes.......... Antennariidae.
pipefishes and Syngnathidae.
seahorses.ta'oto...................... sandperches......... Pinguipedidae.tagi........................ dog tooth tuna...... Gymnosarda unicolor.taoto-ena, taoto-sama, trumpetfish......... Aulostomus
`au`aulauti, taotito. chinensis.taotao, taoto-ama........... cornetfish.......... Fistularia
commersoni.sue, sue-vaolo, sue-va'a, puffer fishes and Tetradontidae.
sue-lega, sue-mu, sue-uli, porcupine fishes.
sue-lape, sue-afa, sue-
sugale.ali......................... flounders and soles. Bothidae, Soleidae.moamoa...................... trunkfishes......... Ostraciidae.fugafuga, tuitui, sava'e.... sea cucumbers and Echinoderms.
sea urchins.amu......................... blue corals......... Heliopora.amu......................... organpipe corals.... Tubipora.
ahermatypic corals.. Azooxanthellates.amu......................... mushroom corals..... Fungiidae.amu......................... small and large ....................
coral polyps.amu......................... fire corals......... Millepora.amu......................... soft corals and ....................
gorgonians.lumane, matalelei........... anemones............ Actinaria.
soft zoanthid corals Zoanthinaria.
(Those species not Mollusca.
listed as CHCRT).sisi-sami................... sea snails.......... Gastropoda.aliao, alili................ .................... Trochus spp.sea......................... sea slugs........... Opistobranches.
black lipped pearl Pinctada
oyster. margaritifera.faisua...................... giant clam.......... Tridacnidae.pipi, asi, fatuaua, tio, other clams......... Other Bivalves.
pae, fole.ula, pa'a, kuku, papata..... lobsters, shrimps, Crustaceans.
mantis shrimps,
true crabs and
hermit crabs (Those
species not listed
as Crustacean MUS).
sea squirts......... Tunicates.
sponges............. Porifera.amu......................... lace corals......... Stylasteridae.amu......................... hydroid corals...... Solanderidae.
segmented worms Annelids.
(Those species not
listed as CHCRT).limu........................ seaweed............. Algae.
Live rock. ....................------------------------------------------------------------------------All other American Samoa coral reef ecosystem MUS that are marine
plants, invertebrates, and fishes that are not listed in the American
Samoa CHCRT table or are not American Samoa bottomfish, crustacean,
precious coral, or western Pacific pelagic MUS.------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 665.122 [Reserved]