Fish, crustaceans and marine mammals of Tahiti – Tahitian names

Banded coral shrimp
Stenopus hispidus
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Barred thicklip
Hemigymnus fasciatus
poʻou
Bicolor cleaner wrasse
Labroides bicolor
poʻou
Big blue octopus
Octopus cyanea
feʻe
Bigeye barracuda
Sphyraena forsteri
ono
Bigeye emperor
Monotaxis grandoculis
mu
Bigeye scad
Selar crumenophthalmops
ature
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
ʻomuri
Bignose unicornfish
Naso vlamingii
karaua
Black triggerfish
Melichthys niger
ʻoʻiri rauʻape
Blackfin barracuda
Sphyraena qenie
ʻoreʻa · tateratera
Blackside hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
patuʻi · patuʻi pata
Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
toʻau
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
maʻo mauri
Blotcheye soldierfish
Myripristis berndti
ʻiʻihi
Blue trevally
Carangoides ferdau
aruru · pahuru
Blue-green chromis
Chromis viridis
ʻatoti
Blueband goby
Valenciennea strigata
ʻoʻopu
Bluefin trevally
Caranx melampygus
paʻaihere · pahuru ninamu
Bluespine unicornfish
Naso unicornis
ume · ume paa
Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
ʻaupapa
Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Taeniura lymma
fai
Bluestripe snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
taʻape
Caledonian devilfish
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
nohu
Camouflage grouper
Epinephelus polyphekadion
ʻatara · hapuʻu
Cardinal goatfish
Parupeneus ciliatus
ahuru paʻa
Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus apogonoides
ʻupaparu
Checkerboard wrasse
Halichoeres hortulanus
poʻou
Chinese trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis
ʻaupapa tohe tupou · tiaʻi miti
Clown triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
ʻoʻiri
Coconut crab
Birgus latro
kaveu
Common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Convict surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus
manini
Daisy parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus
ʻuhu
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
vaʻu
Dot-and-dash butterflyfish
Chaetodon pelewensis
paraharaha
Doublespotted queenfish
Scomberoides lysan
rai
Emperor angelfish
Pomacanthus imperator
paraharaha · paraharaha rautou
False killer whale
Pseudorca crassidens
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Fire dartfish
Nemateleotris magnifica
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Flagtail grouper
Cephalopholis urodeta
nohunohu tarao
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
ʻanae
Flowery flounder
Bothus mancus
patiʻi · patiʻi tere fenua
Forktail rabbitfish
Siganus argenteus
marava
Giant moray
Gymnothorax javanicus
puhi ʻiari · puhi rauti
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
uruʻati · upoo rahi
Glasseye
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
euvene · maere
Great barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
ono · tatia
Green humphead parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum
ʻuhu
Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
honu
Grey reef shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
maʻo raira
Guineafowl puffer
Arothron meleagris
huehue ʻereʻere
Harry hotlips
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Hawksbill turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
ʻea
Horn-eyed ghost crab
Ocypode ceratophthalmus
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Hound needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Humbug dascyllus
Dascyllus aruanus
ʻatoti
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
taea · tufara
Humpback unicornfish
Naso brachycentron
ume tuapuʻu
Humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
tohorā
Humphead wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
mara · papae
Killer whale
Orcinus orca
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Land crab
Cardisoma carnifex
tupa
Lemonpeel angelfish
Centropyge flavissima
paraharaha
Live sharksucker (slender suckerfish)
Echeneis naucrates
tiʻaitiʻauri
Longfin bannerfish
Heniochus acuminatus
paraha ave
Longnose emperor
Lethrinus olivaceus
ʻaʻaravi · ʻoʻeo utu roa
Lyretail grouper
Variola louti
hoʻa
Mahi-mahi
Coryphaena hippurus
mahimahi
Maori snapper
Lutjanus rivulatus
haputu
Monkey river prawn
Macrobrachium lar
ʻoura ʻpape · ʻoura ʻoihaʻa
Moorish idol
Zanclus cornutus
pahara tore
Neon damselfish
Pomacentrus coelestis
ʻatoti
Neon fusilier
Pterocaesio tile
ʻurie
Orange-fin anemonefish
Amphiprion chrysopterus
ʻatoti
Orange-lined triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
ʻoʻiri ʻereʻere · ʻoʻiri panitoro
Orangeband surgeonfish
Acanthurus olivaceus
havari
Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lituratus
ume tarei
Orbicular batfish
Platax orbicularis
paraha pereue · paraha peue
Ornate butterflyfish
Chaetodon ornatissimus
paraharaha
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish
Chaetodon ulietensis
paraharaha
Painted spiny lobster
Panulirus versicolor
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Stenella attenuata
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Peacock hind
Cephalopholis argus
roi
Pink whipray
Pateobatis fai
fai iʻu
Pronghorn spiny lobster
Panulirus penicillatus
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Raccoon butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunula
paraharaha
Rainbow runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
oroe · roeroe
Red bass
Lutjanus bohar
haʻamea
Red lionfish
Pterois volitans
tataraihau
Redtooth triggerfish
Odonus niger
ʻoʻiri ave
Reef manta ray
Mobula alfredi
fafapiti · fafarua
Reef stonefish
Synanceia verrucosa
nohu
Regal angelfish
Pygoplites diacanthus
paraharaha
Reticulate dascyllus
Dascyllus reticulatus
ʻatoti
Sabre squirrelfish
Sargocentron spiniferum
ʻapaʻi
Saddled butterflyfish
Chaetodon ephippium
paraharaha
Sailfin tang
Zebrasoma veliferum
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Scalloped hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
maʻo hamara · maʻo taumata
Scissortail sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
mamo
Sculptured mitten lobster
Parribacus antarcticus
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Short-finned pilot whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Sicklefin lemon shark
Negaprion acutidens
maʻo ʻarava
Silver sweeper
Pempheris oualensis
mataʻanaʻana
Silvertip shark
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
maʻo tapete
Sixbar wrasse
Thalassoma hardwicke
poʻou
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Slingjaw wrasse
Epibulus insidiator
papae utu roa
Sperm whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Spinner dolphin
Stenella longirostris
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Spot-fin porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
totara
Spotfin lionfish
Pterois antennata
tataraihau
Spotfin squirrelfish
Neoniphon sammara
ʻaraoe · iʻioa
Spotted boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
moemoe · momoa tara
Spotted eagle ray
Aetobatus ocellatus
fai manu
Spotted toby
Canthigaster solandri
huehue
Starspotted grouper
Epinephelus hexagonatus
tarao aʻau · tarao ʻute ʻute
Steephead parrotfish
Chlorurus microrhinos
ʻuhu
Striated surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus striatus
maito
Striped large-eye bream
Gnathodentex aureolineatus
maene
Tawny nurse shark
Nebrius ferrugineus
maʻo rohoi
Thin-shelled rock crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Threadfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
paraha tore
Tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
maʻo toretore
Titan triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens
ʻoʻiri paʻo
Variegated lizardfish
Synodus variegatus
arae · moʻo
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
paere
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
maʻo tohora
Whitebanded triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
ʻoʻiri ʻuoʻuo
Whitecheek surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
maito aʻau · maito ʻaero ʻuoʻuo
Whitetip reef shark
Triaenodon obesus
mamaru
Yellow longnose butterflyfish
Forcipiger flavissimus
paraha utu roa
Yellow puffer (golden morph)
Arothron meleagris (forme jaune)
huehue
Yellowfin surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus
paraʻi
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
Tahitian name to be confirmed
Yellowmargin moray
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
puhi ʻiari
Yellowmargin triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
ʻoʻiri maheʻo · ʻoʻiri utaro
Yellowstripe goatfish
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
ʻouma · ʻouma hiaa
Yellowtail coris
Coris gaimard
poʻou pataitai
Zebra mantis shrimp
Lysiosquillina maculata
Tahitian name to be confirmed

Banded coral shrimp

Barred thicklip

Bicolor cleaner wrasse

Big blue octopus

Bigeye barracuda

Bigeye emperor

Bigeye scad

Bigeye trevally

Bignose unicornfish

Black triggerfish

Blackfin barracuda

Blackside hawkfish

Blacktail snapper

Blacktip reef shark

Blotcheye soldierfish

Blue trevally

Blue-green chromis

Blueband goby

Bluefin trevally

Bluespine unicornfish

Bluespotted cornetfish

Bluespotted ribbontail ray

Bluestripe snapper

Caledonian devilfish

Camouflage grouper

Cardinal goatfish

Cardinalfish

Checkerboard wrasse

Chinese trumpetfish

Clown triggerfish

Coconut crab

Common bottlenose dolphin

Convict surgeonfish

Daisy parrotfish

Dogtooth tuna

Dot-and-dash butterflyfish

Doublespotted queenfish

Emperor angelfish

False killer whale

Fire dartfish

Flagtail grouper

Flathead grey mullet

Flowery flounder

Forktail rabbitfish

Giant moray

Giant trevally

Glasseye

Great barracuda

Green humphead parrotfish

Green sea turtle

Grey reef shark

Guineafowl puffer

Harry hotlips

Hawksbill turtle

Horn-eyed ghost crab

Hound needlefish

Humbug dascyllus

Humpback red snapper

Humpback unicornfish

Humpback whale

Humphead wrasse

Killer whale

Land crab

Lemonpeel angelfish

Live sharksucker (slender suckerfish)

Longfin bannerfish

Longnose emperor

Lyretail grouper

Mahi-mahi

Maori snapper

Monkey river prawn

Moorish idol

Neon damselfish

Neon fusilier

Orange-fin anemonefish

Orange-lined triggerfish

Orangeband surgeonfish

Orangespine unicornfish

Orbicular batfish

Ornate butterflyfish