| Common name | Pata'ota'o |
| Language | Samoan |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Samoa |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Wass, R.C., 1984 |
| Life stage | adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Terminal male. Under the name Thalassoma fuscum. |