Fishes | Tetiaroa Society

Here is a peek into the diverse underwater population in the Tetiaroa lagoon and beyond.

Bony Fish

Spotted Surgeonfish
Acanthurus guttatus

Api
Convict surgeonfish
Acanthurus trigostegus

Manini
Bonefish
Albula glossodonta

'io'io
Clown Fish
Amphiprion chrysopterus

'Atoti
Spotted pufferfish
Arothron meleagris

Huehue ‘ere’ere
Starry Pufferfish
Arothron stellatus

Hue mōrori
Titan Triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens

'O'iri pa'o
Barred jack
Carangoides ferdau

Aruru
Giant Jack
Caranx ignobilis

Uru'ati
Blue Jack fish
Caranx melampigus

Pā'aihere
Lemonpeel Angelfish
Centropyge flavissima

Pàraharaha
Peacock Grouper
Cephalopholis argus

Roi
Threadfin Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon auriga, Chaetodon cocher

Pàraha tore
Raccoon Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula

Paraharaha
Milk Fish
Chanos chanos

'Ava
Lined cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus artus

'Upaparu
Bullethead parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus

Pa'ati pa'a pa'a auahi
Blue-Green Chromis
Chromis viridis

'Atoti
Surge damselfish
Chrysiptera leucopoma

'Atoti
Yellowbanded Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Tia'i pape
Fringelip mullet
Crenimugil crenilabris

Tehu
Striated surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus striatus

Maito
Helmet Gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis

Apa apa au ai
Whitetailed damselfish
Dascyllus aruanus

‘Atoti
Slingjaw Wrasse
Epibulus insidiator

Papae utu roa
Honeycomb Grouper
Epinephelus merra

Tarao
Goldlined Emperor
Gnathodentex aureolineatus

Maene
Giant Moray
Gymnothorax javanicus

Puhi rauti
Peppered moray eel
Gymnothorax pictus

Puhi ti'ahua
Halfbeak
Hemiramphus affinis

Ihe
Pennant Bannerfish
Heniochus Chrysostomus

Paraha ave
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
Labroides dimidiatus

Po'ou
Squaretail mullet
Liza vaigiensis

Nape
Yellow-Margined Snapper
Lutjanus fulvus

To'au
Yellowstripe Goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

'ouma
Yellowfin Goatfish
Mulloidichtys vanicolensis

'Ouma
Blotch-eye soldierfish
Myripristis murdjan

I’ihi
Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lituratus

Ume tàrei
Bluespine unicornfish
Naso unicornis

Ume
Silver Squirrelfish
Neoniphon argenteus

'araoe
Yellow Boxfish
Ostracion cubicus

Momoa
Spotted Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris

Moemoe
Brown Spotted Sandperch
Parapercis millepunctata

Mo'o
Dot-Dashed Goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus

Ahuru
White-banded triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus

'O'iri'uo'uo
Giant squirrelfish
Sargocentron spiniferum

'Apa'i
Common Parrotfish
Scarus psittacus

Pa’ati ha’avare
Dusky farmerfish
Stegastes nigricans

‘Atoti
Blackblotch Lizardfish
Synodus jaculum

Mo'o'anae
Sixbar Wrasse
Thalassoma hardwicke

Po'ou
Moorish Idol
Zanclus cornutus

Pahara tore

Sharks

blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus Ma’o Mauri
lemon shark
Negaprion acutidens Ma’o arava

Rays

spotted eagle ray
Aetobatis nari nari Fai manu
pink whipray
Himantura fai Fai i’u
manta ray
Mobula alfredi Fafa piti