List of marine bony fishes of South Africa

Sublist of the List of marine fishes of South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a sublist of the List of marine fishes of South Africa for bony fishes recorded from the oceans bordering South Africa. This list comprises locally used common names, scientific names with author citation and recorded ranges. Ranges specified may not be the entire known range for the species, but should include the known range within the waters surrounding the Republic of South Africa.

Map of the Southern African coastline showing some of the landmarks referred to in species range statements

List ordering and taxonomy complies where possible with the current usage in World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), and may differ from the cited source, as listed citations are primarily for range or existence of records for the region. Sub-taxa within any given taxon are arranged alphabetically as a general rule. Details of each species may be available through the relevant internal links. Synonyms should be listed where relevant.

Osteichthyes (/ˌɒstiːˈɪkθiːz/ ost-ee-IK-theez; from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon) 'bone' and ἰχθύς (ikhthús) 'fish'), also known as osteichthyans or commonly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse clade of vertebrate animals that have endoskeletons primarily composed of bone tissue, encompassing both the conventional bony fishes and, in a cladistic sense, all tetrapods. They can be contrasted with the Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) and the extinct placoderms and acanthodians, which have endoskeletons primarily composed of cartilage. The vast majority of extant fish are members of Osteichthyes, being an extremely diverse and abundant group consisting of 45 orders, over 435 families and 28,000 species. (Full article...)


Parvphylum Osteichthyes – Bony fishes

All entries in this list are included in this infraphylum of Gnathostomata. There are two gigaclasses represented: Actinopterygii and Sarcopterygii.[1]

Gigaclass Actinopterygii – Ray-finned fishes

Class Teleostei

Order: Acanthuriformes

Family: Acanthuridae – Surgeonfishes and unicornfishes.[2]

Family: Antigoniidae – Boarfishes

Family: Chaetodontidae – Butterflyfishes

Family: Drepaneidae – Sicklefishes

  • Concertina-fish, Drepane longimana (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to East London)

Family: Ephippidae – Batfishes[6]

Family: Leiognathidae – Soapies

Family: Lobotidae – Tripletails

  • Atlantic tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) (Cape St Francis northwards, all tropical and subtropical oceans)[3]

Family: Luvaridae – Louvar

  • Louvar, Luvarus imperialis Rafinesque, 1810 (All oceans and Mediterranean sea, Not reported in polar seas or near equator)[3]

Family: Pomacanthidae – Angelfishes

Family: Scatophagidae – Scatties

Family: Siganidae – Rabbitfishes

Family: Zanclidae – Moorish idol

Order Acropomatiformes

Family: Acropomatidae – Lanternbellies

  • Lanternbelly, Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859 (off Natal)[3]
  • Japanese splitfin, Synagrops japonicus (Doderlein, 1884) (off Natal)[3]
  • Sombre splitfin or silver splitfin, Verilus cynodon (Regan, 1921), reported as syn. Neoscombrops annectens Gilchrist, 1922 (off Natal and southern Mozambique)[3] and as syn. Neoscombrops cynodon (Regan, 1921) (Known from 2 specimens off Natal)[3][10]

Family: Bathyclupeidae – Bathyclupeids

Family: Champsodontidae – Gapers

Family: Creediidae – Sand burrowers

Family: Epigonidae – Cardinal fishes

Family: Howellidae

Family: Pempheridae – Sweepers

Family: Pentacerotidae – Armourheads

Family: Polyprionidae – Wreckfishes

Family: Scombropidae – Gnomefishes

Order Albuliformes – Bonefishes

Family: Albulidae

Order Anguilliformes – Eels

Family: Anguillidae – Freshwater eels

  • African mottled eel, Anguilla labiata (Peters, 1852), recorded as syn. Anguilla bengalensis labiata (Peters, 1852) (Knysna to Kenya)[3][14]
  • Shortfin eel or Indonesian shortfin eel, Anguilla bicolor, recorded as syn. Anguilla bicolor bicolor McClelland, 1844 (Knysna to Kenya)[3][15]
  • Madagascar mottled eel or giant mottled eel, Anguilla marmorata Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 (Western Cape to Kenya)[3]
  • Longfin eel or African longfin eel, Anguilla mossambica (Peters, 1852) (Most waters of the Cape northwards)[3]

Family: Chlopsidae – False morays

Family: Moringuidae – Spaghetti eels

Family: Muraenidae – Moray eels

Family: Congridae – Conger eels

Family: Derichthyidae – Longneck eels

Family: Muraenesocidae – Pike congers

Family: Nettastomatidae – Witch eels

Family: Ophichthidae – Snake-eels and worm-eels

Family: Nemichthyidae – Snipe eels

Family: Serrivomeridae – Sawtooth eels

Family: Synaphobranchidae – Cutthroat eels

Order Alepocephaliformes

Family: Alepocephalidae – Slickheads

Order Argentiniformes

Family: Argentinidae – Argentines

Family: Opisthoproctidae – Barreleyes

Family: Microstomatidae

Subfamily: Bathylaginae – Deep sea smelts

  • Melanolagus bericoides (Borodin, 1929), recorded as syn. Bathylagus bericoides (Borodin, 1929) (off Cape Town; Throughout tropical and subtropical seas)[3][19]

Order Ateleopodiformes

Family: Ateleopodidae – Tadpole fishes

Order: Atheriniformes

Family: Atherinidae – Silversides

Family: Notocheiridae – Surf sprites

Order Aulopiformes

Family: Alepisauridae – Lancetfishes

Family: Evermannellidae – Sabretooth fishes

  • Coccorella atlantica (Parr, 1928) (central water areas of all 3 major oceans; off western and south-western Cape coast, 1 specimen from 31°34'S, 30°09'E)[3]
  • Balbo sabretooth, Evermannella balbo (Risso, 1820) (4 specimens from off southern Natal, presumed to be circumglobal in transition region of southern oceans)[3]

Family Omosudidae

  • Hammerjaw, Omosudis lowii Günther, 1887 (1 specimen from not far off east coast at about 25°S; otherwise known from all oceans between 40°S and 40°N)[3][20]

Family: Paralepididae – Barracudinas (incl. Anotopteridae – Daggertooths)

Family: Scopelarchidae – Pearleyes

Family: Ipnopidae

Family: Chlorophthalmidae – Greeneyes

Family: Ipnopidae

Family: Notosudidae – Notosudids

Family: Bathysauridae

Family: Giganturidae – Telescopefish

  • Gigantura indica Brauer, 1901, recorded as syn. Rosaura indica (Brauer, 1901) (Tropical/subtropical in all 3 major oceans; Indian Ocean from 35°49'S, 23°09'E northwards)[3][24]

Family: Synodontidae – Lizardfishes

Order Batrachoidiformes

Family: Batrachoididae – Toadfishes

  • Puzzled toadfish, Austrobatrachus foedus (Smith, 1947) (Algoa Bay to Coffee Bay, Transkei)[3]
  • White-ribbed toadfish, Batrichthys albofasciatus Smith, 1934 (1 specimen, Great Fish Point)[3]
  • Snakehead toadfish, Batrichthys apiatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Saldanha Bay to Umtata River, Transkei)[4]
  • Pleated toadfish, Batrichthys felinus Smith, 1952 (Cape to Port Alfred)[3]
  • Chocolate toadfish, Chatrabus hendersoni Smith, 1952 (Port Alfred to Storms River Mouth)[3]
  • Broadbodied toadfish, Riekertia ellisi Smith, 1952 (Durban to Port St. Johns)[3]

Order Beloniformes

Family: Belonidae – Needlefishes

Family: Exocoetidae – Flyingfishes

  • Blackwing flyingfish, Cheilopogon cyanopterus (Valenciennes, 1846) (Tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. One juvenile from Port Alfred, another from Natal)[3]
  • Spotfin flyingfish, Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) (offshore in all tropical seas. Off South African coast from the Cape eastwards)[3]
  • Blackfin flyingfish, Cheilopogon nigricans (Bennett, 1840) (Tropical eastern Atlantic to Indo-West Pacific. One specimen known from South African waters)[3]
  • Smallhead flyingfish, Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus altipinnis (Valenciennes, 1846) (Cape to Kosi Bay)[3]
  • Two-wing flyingfish, Exocoetus monocirrhus (Richardson, 1846) (Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[3]
  • Tropical two-wing flyingfish, Exocoetus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (worldwide in tropical waters, occasionally seen in South African waters)[3]
  • Subtropical flyingfish, Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1846) (widely distributed in subtropical waters of all oceans, common off the Cape)[3]
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish, Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1846) (worldwide in tropical waters, one juvenile from Mbibi, Zululand, another from False Bay)[3]
  • Sailfin flying fish, Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846) (Tropical Indo-Pacific, south to Natal)[3]
  • Shortfin flyingfish, Prognichthys brevipinnis (Valenciennes, 1846) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific, recorded from Lake St. Lucia and Indian Ocean off South Africa)[3]
  • Shortnose flyingfish, Prognichthys sealei (Abe, 1955) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific; one adolescent off Cape St. Lucia and a small juvenile from Port Elizabeth)[3]

Family: Hemiramphidae – Halfbeaks

  • Ribbon halfbeak, Euleptorhamphus viridis (van Hasselt, 1823) (reported from Table Bay, also known from Algoa bay and Kei river Mouth. Tropical and temperate waters of Indo-Pacific)[3]
  • Spotted halfbeak, Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775) (Knysna to Delagoa Bay. a few records west to False Bay)[3][4]
  • Tropical halfbeak, Hyporhamphus affinis (Günther, 1866) (Sodwana Bay to tropical west Indo-Pacific)[3][4]
  • Cape halfbeak, Hyporhamphus capensis (Thominot, 1886) (False Bay to southern Mozambique)[3][4]

Family: Scomberesocidae – Sauries

  • Dwarf saury, Nanichthys simulans Hubbs and Wisner, 1980 (Warm temperate waters of the Atlantic and southern Indian oceans; Off the Cape up the west coast)[3]

Order Beryciformes

Family: Barbourisiidae – Red whalefish

  • Velvet whalefish, Barbourisia rufa Parr, 1954 (occasionally trawled off West Coast. Atlantic Ocean (56°N- 35°S))[3][25]

Family: Berycidae – Berycids

Family: Cetomimidae – Whalefishes

Family: Melamphaidae – Bigscale fishes

Family: Rondeletiidae – Redmouth whalefish

Family: Stephanoberycidae – Pricklefishes

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Blenniidae – Blennies

Family: Clinidae – Klipfishes

Family: Tripterygiidae – Threefin blennies or Triplefins

Order: Callionymiformes

Family: Callionymidae – Dragonets

Order Carangaria incertae sedis

Family: Menidae – Moonfish

Family: Polynemidae – Threadfins

Family: Sphyraenidae – Barracudas

Order Carangiformes

Family: Carangidae – Kingfishes

Family: Coryphaenidae – Dolphinfish or Dorades

Family: Echeneidae – Remoras

Family: Istiophoridae – Sailfish, spearfishes and marlins

Family: Rachycentridae – Cobia

Family: Xiphiidae – Swordfishes

Order Centrarchiformes

Family: Cheilodactylidae – Fingerfins[44]

Family: Cirrhitidae – Hawkfishes[46]

Family: Dichistiidae – Galjoens

Family: Kuhliidae – Flagtails

Family: Kyphosidae – Sea chubs

Family: Oplegnathidae – Knifejaws

Family: Parascorpididae – Jutjaw

Family: Terapontidae – Thornfishes

Order Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae – Cichlids

Order Clupeiformes

Family: Alosidae

Family: Chirocentridae – Wolfherrings

Family: Dorosomatidae

Family: Dussumieriidae – Round herrings

  • East coast roundherring or red-eye round herring, Etrumeus sadina (Mitchill, 1814), recorded as syn. Etrumeus teres (De Kay, 1842) (Durban to Mozambique border)[3][53]
  • Roundherring or Whitehead's round herring, Etrumeus whiteheadi Wongratana, 1983 (Walvis Bay to KwaZulu-Natal)[3][4]

Family: Ehiravidae

  • Estuarine round herring or Gilchrist's round-herring, Gilchristella aestuaria (Gilchrist, 1913) (Knysna to Kosi bay, Saldanha Bay and possibly north to Orange River mouth)[3][4][54]

Family: Engraulidae – Anchovies

  • Buccaneer anchovy, Encrasicholina punctifer Fowler, 1938, recorded as syn. Stolephorus punctifer (Fowler, 1938) (St Lucia, possibly Durban, to Indo-Pacific to Hawaii)[3][55]
  • Cape anchovy or Japanese anchovy, Engraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 (Walvis Bay to Mozambique and Indo-Pacific)[3][4]
  • Thorny anchovy or natal anchovy, Stolephorus holodon (Boulenger, 1900) (Swartkops estuary to northern Mozambique)[3]
  • Indian anchovy, Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823) (Natal to Indo-Pacific)[3]
  • Longjaw glassnose, Thryssa setirostris (Broussonet, 1782) (Transkei through Indian Ocean to Indonesia and China)[3]
  • Orangemouth glassnose or bony, Thryssa vitrirostris (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)[4]

Family: Pristigasteridae

Family: Spratelloididae

Order Dactylopteriformes

Family: Dactylopteridae – Helmet gurnards

Family: Pegasidae – Seamoths

Order Elopiformes

Family: Elopidae – Ladyfishes

  • Atlantic ladyfish or West African ladyfish, Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1846 (Atlantic coast to 23°S)[3]
  • Ladyfish or springer, Elops machnata (Forsskål, 1775) (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)[3][4]

Family: Megalopidae – Tarpons

Order Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family: Callanthiidae – Goldies

Family: Caesionidae – Fusiliers

Family: Cepolidae – Bandfishes

Family: Dinopercidae

Family: Emmelichthyidae – Rovers

Family: Gerreidae – Pursemouths

Family: Haemulidae – Rubberlips and grunters

Family: Labridae – Wrasses

Family: Lethrinidae – Emperors

Family: Lutjanidae – Snappers

Family: Malacanthidae – Tilefishes

Family: Monodactylidae – Moonies

Family: Nemipteridae – Butterfly breams, spinecheeks

Family: Priacanthidae – Bigeyes

Family: Scaridae – Parrotfishes

Family: Sciaenidae – Kobs

Family: Sillaginidae – Sillagos

Family: Sparidae – Seabreams

Order Gadiformes

Family: Bregmacerotidae – Codlets

Family: Lotidae – Lings and rocklings

Family: Macrouridae – Grenadiers

Family: Melanonidae – Melanonids

  • Pelagic cod, Melanonus gracilis Günther, 1878 (Circum-Antarctic south of Subtropical convergence; off Cape Peninsula)[3]

Family: Merlucciidae – Hakes

Family: Moridae – Deepsea cods

Order: Gobiesociformes

Family: Gobiesocidae – Clingfishes

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Eleotridae – Sleepers

Family: Gobiidae – Gobies

Subfamily: Amblyopinae

Subfamily: Gobiinae

Subfamily: Gobionellinae

Subfamily: Oxudercinae

Family: Microdesmidae – Gobies

Subfamily: Ptereleotrinae

Family: Trichonotidae – Sand divers

Order Gonorynchiformes

Family: Chanidae

Family: Gonorynchidae – Beaked sandfish

Order: Holocentriformes

Family: Holocentridae – Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes

Subfamily: Holocentrinae – Squirrelfishes

Subfamily: Myripristinae – Soldierfishes

Order Kurtiformes

Family: Apogonidae – Cardinal fishes (see also Epigonidae)

Subfamily: Apogoninae

Subfamily: Pseudaminae

Order Lampriformes

Family: Lamprididae – Opahs (Lampridae in Smiths)

  • Spotted opah, Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788) (all oceans but not in polar waters, occurs throughout South African waters, usually well offshore)[3]
  • Southern opah Lampris immaculatus Gilchrist, 1904 (Circumglobal south of 30°S)[3]

Family: Lophotidae – Crestfishes

  • Unicorn crestfish, Eumecichthys fiski (Günther, 1890) (1 specimen, Kalk Bay in False Bay)[3]
  • Crestfish, Lophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809 (Cape to Plettenberg Bay, rare but widely distributed in all oceans)[3]

Family: Radiicephalidae – Tapertail

Family: Regalecidae – Oarfishes

Family: Trachipteridae – Ribbonfishes

  • Polka-dot ribbonfish, Desmodema polystictum (Ogilby, 1898) (1 juvenile washed ashore at Xora river and 1 found at Simon's Town, False Bay)[3]
  • Blacktail ribbonfish, Trachipterus jacksonensis (Ramsay, 1881) (East London and off Cape Town)[3]
  • Peregrine ribbonfish, Trachipterus trachypterus (Gmelin, 1789) (off Table Bay)[3]
  • Scalloped ribbonfish, Zu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819), (prejuveniles collected at Luderitz, Algoa bay and Durban)[3]
  • Taper tail ribbonfish, Zu elongatus (Heemstra and Kannemeyer, 1984) (4 specimens trawled off the western Cape coast)[3]

Order Lophiiformes – Anglerfishes

Family: Antennariidae – Anglers

  • Big angler, Antennarius commersoni (Latreille, 1804) (Natal, Red Sea and tropical Indo-West Pacific to Hawaiian islands)[3]
  • Shaggy angler or shaggy frogfish, Antennarius hispidus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Indo-West Pacific, south to Knysna)[3]
  • Painted angler or painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus (Shaw and Nodder, 1794) (Durban to Zanzibar and tropical Indo-West Pacific to Hawaii)[3][4]
  • Striped angler or striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus (Shaw and Nodder, 1794) (Algoa Bay through Indo-West Pacific to Hawaiian islands)[3]
  • Freckled angler, Antennatus coccineus (Lesson, 1831), recorded as syn. Antennarius coccineus (Lesson, 1831), (Natal; throughout Indian Ocean, Red Sea and tropical Pacific to Hawaiian islands; Tropical and eastern Pacific off Costa Rica and Cocos and Galapagos islands)[3][118]
  • Pygmy angler, Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier, 1817), recorded as syn. Antennarius tuberosus (Cuvier, 1817) (Natal, Maputo, Madagascar, Aldabra islands, and throughout Indo-West Pacific including Hawaiian and Line islands, and Taumotu Archipelago to Pitcairn island)[3][4][119]
  • Sargassum fish, Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cape Point to Mozambique)[3][4]

Family: Ceratiidae – Seadevils

  • Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845 (single specimen off Cape Town at 34°12'S, 16°35'E; Nearly cosmopolitan in the world's oceans)[3]
  • Ceratias tentaculatus (Norman, 1930) (Specimens from off Dealagoa bay, off southern Natal, off Saldanha bay. Throughout southern oceans)[3]
  • Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883 (off Cape of Good Hope, all major oceans)[3]

Family: Chaunacidae – Coffinfishes

  • Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915 (Natal and Southern Mozambique)[3]
  • Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846 (Knysna to Natal)[3]

Family: Himantolophidae – Footballfish

Family: Linophrynidae – Dwarf anglers

  • Linophryne lucifer Collett, 1886, recorded as syn. Linophryne digitopogon Balushkin and Trunov, 1988, (1 specimen off Hondeklipbaai on west coast)[3][120]
  • Linophryne parini Bertelsen, 1980 (1 specimen off Port Alfred)[3]

Family: Lophiidae – Monks

  • Natal monk, Lophiodes insidiator (Regan, 1921) (Natal to northern Madagascar)[3]
  • Lophiodes mutilus (Alcock, 1893) (Indo-West Pacific south to Natal)[3]
  • Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797) (Indo-West Pacific south to False Bay)[3]
  • Monk, Lophius vomerinus (Valenciennes, 1837), also recorded as syn. Lophius upsicephalus Smith, 1841 [121](off Cape of Good Hope; Eastern South Atlantic and South western Indian Ocean off South Africa; Bay of Bengal off Burma)[3]

Family: Melanocetidae – Devil-anglers

Family: Ogcocephalidae – Seabats

  • Coelophrys micropus (Alcock, 1891), recorded as Halieutopsis micropus (Alcock, 1891) (off Durban; South Africa to Philippines)[3][122]
  • Circular seabat, Halieutaea fitzsimonsi (Gilchrist and Thompson, 1916) (Plettenberg bay to Tugela river, Natal)[3]
  • Hairy seabat, Halieutaea hancocki Regan, 1908 (Tropical Indian Ocean; off Natal)[3]
  • Spiny seabat, Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910, recorded as syn. Halieutaea spicata Smith, 1965 (1 specimen, Isipingo, Natal)[3][123]
  • Longnose seabat, Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891 (off Knysna; Eastern Indian Ocean and Japan)[3]
  • Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert and Cramer, 1897 (Natal to the Philippines, Japan and Hawaii)[3]
  • Spearnose seabat, Malthopsis tiarella Jordan, 1902 (Natal and Japan)[3]
  • Solocisquama stellulata (Gilbert, 1905), recorded as syn. Dibranchus stellulatus Gilbert, 1905 (Off Natal; Hawaii)[3][124]

Order Mugiliformes

Family: Mugilidae – Mullets

Order Mulliformes

Family: Mullidae – Goatfishes

  • Yellowstripe goatfish, Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801) (Red Sea to Knysna)[3](syn. Mulloides flavolineatus Lacepède, 1801)
  • Flame goatfish or yellowfin goatfish, Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Indo-West Pacific)[3][4](syn. Mulloides vanicolensis)
  • Dash-dot goatfish or dash-and-dot goatfish, Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepède, 1801) (Indo-West Pacific south to Mossel Bay)[3]
  • Goldsaddle goatfish, Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801) (Red Sea to Durban)[3]
  • Redspot goatfish, Parupeneus heptacanthus (Lacepède, 1802), recorded as syn. Parupeneus cinnabarinus (Cuvier, 1829) (Red Sea south to Transkei)[3][136]
  • Indian goatfish, Parupeneus indicus Shaw, 1803 (Indo-West Pacific to Port Alfred)[3]
  • Band dot goatfish, Parupeneus macronemus (Lacepède, 1801) (Red Sea to Sodwana Bay)[3]
  • Blacksaddle goatfish, Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepède, 1801) (Cape Agulhas to Mozambique)[3][4]
  • Two-saddle goatfish, Parupeneus trifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801), recorded as syn. Parupeneus bifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[3][137]
  • Blackstriped goatfish, Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846 (Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[3]
  • Yellowbanded goatfish, Upeneus vittatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Red Sea to East London)[3]

Order Myctophiformes

Family: Myctophidae – Lanternfishes

  • Benthosema fibulatum (Gilbert and Cramer, 1897) (Indian Ocean (18°N - 20°S), to 42°S in Agulhas current)[3]
  • Benthosema suborbitale (Gilbert, 1913) (tropical distribution in 3 major oceans, extensions to 50°S and 50°N in western boundary currents)[3]
  • Bolinichthys indicus (Nafpaktitis and Nafpaktitis, 1969) (Indian Ocean (20° - 45°S); Atlantic (20° - 50°N and 20° - 40°S))[3]
  • Stubby lanternfish, Bolinichthys supralateralis (Parr, 1928) (off Cape Peninsula and in Agulgas current; Atlantic (40°N - 02°S and 32° to 40°S); Indian Ocean (21° - 30°S); west coast of Australia and near Hawaii)[3]
  • Roundnose lanternfish, Centrobranchus nigroocellatus (Günther, 1873) (Atlantic (40°N - 36°S); Indian Ocean (08° - 34°S) and off Chile and New Zealand)[3]
  • Warming's lantern fish, Ceratoscopelus warmingii (Lütken, 1892) (Atlantic(42°N - 40°S); Indian Ocean (20°N - 45°S);tropical/subtropical Pacific)[3]
  • Bright lanternfish, Ctenoscopelus phengodes (Lütken, 1892), recorded as syn. Myctophum phengodes (Lütken, 1892) (Off all South African coasts)[3][138]
  • Dasyscopelus asper (Richardson, 1845), recorded as syn. Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845, (off east coast and in Agulhas water pockets off west coast.)[3][139]
  • Dasyscopelus obtusirostris (Tåning, 1928), recorded as syn. Myctophum obtusirostre Tåning, 1928 (In Agulhas current and off west coast in pockets of Agulhas water)[3][140]
  • Wisner's lanternfish, Dasyscopelus selenops (Tåning, 1928), recorded as syn. Myctophum selenops Tåning, 1928 (West of Cape Peninsula in Agulhas water pockets)[3][141]
  • Spiny lanternfish, Dasyscopelus spinosus (Steindachner, 1867), recorded as syn. Myctophum spinosum (Steindachner, 1867) (In Agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets)[3][142]
  • Short-headed lantern fish, Diaphus brachycephalus Tåning, 1928 (In Agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets; broadly tropical in Atlantic and Indo-Pacific)[3]
  • Crown lanternfish. Diaphus diadematus Tåning, 1928 (in Agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets and warmed upwelled central water northwards to 18°S; Indian Ocean (02°N - 38°S, and in Mozambique channel, but absent in central sector)[3]
  • Dumeril's lanternfish, Diaphus dumerilii (Bleeker, 1856) (off west coast as pseudoceanic pelagic species southward to 23°S)[3]
  • Headlight fish, Diaphus effulgens (Goode and Bean, 1896) (off all SA coasts)[3]
  • Garman's lanternfish, Diaphus garmani (Gilbert, 1906)(east coast continental shelf/slope southwards to about 26°S)[3]
  • Hudson's lanternfish, Diaphus hudsoni (Zubrigg and Scott, 1976) (From 18°S off west coast to 27°S off east coast)[3]
  • Jensen's lanternfish, Diaphus jenseni Tåning, 1932 (one record at 33°49'S, 27°48'E; Indo-Pacific)[3]
  • Spotlight lanternfish, Diaphus lucidus (Goode and Bean, 1896) (In Agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets. Atlantic(40°N - 38°S, but absent in Benguela upwelling region); also Indo-Pacific)[3]
  • Luetken's lanternfish, Diaphus luetkeni (Brauer, 1904) (In Agulhas current to 37°S. Atlantic (42°N - 11°S) also Indo-Pacific)[3]
  • Mead's lanternfish, Diaphus meadi Nafpaktitis, 1978 (In upwelled waters off west coast northwards to at least 21°S. Circumglobal convergence species (32° - 41°S))[3]
  • Spothead lantern fish, Diaphus metopoclampus Cocco, 1829 South of 29°S off west coast and 27°S off east coast. Mediterranean, Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific)[3]
  • Soft lanternfish, Diaphus mollis Tåning, 1928 (off all SA coasts, Broadly tropical distribution in all major oceans)[3]
  • Diaphus nielseni Nafpaktitis, 1978 (taken once from Agulhas current (30°17'S, 31°25'E); off east coast of Madagascar, in Mozambique channel, and from southeast Asian seas to southern Japan)[3]
  • Ostenfeld's lanternfish, Diaphus ostenfeldi Tåning, 1932 (off west coast northwards to about 23°S; Circumglobal convergence species (35° - 45°S))[3]
  • Parr's lanternfish, Diaphus parri Tåning, 1932 (in Agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets, Indian Ocean (10°N - 12°S with extension to 25°S in Mozambique channel), southeast Asian seas and Pacific (tropical waters west of 95°W))[3]
  • Transparent lanternfish, Diaphus perspicillatus (Ogilby,1898) (In Agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets. Broadly tropical species in Atlantic (45°N - 36°S, but absent in southeastern sector); Indo-Pacific)[3]
  • Problematic lanternfish, Diaphus problematicus Parr, 1928 (In Agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets. Atlantic(40°N - 39°S but absent south of 13°S in eastern sector); tropical Indo-Pacific with extensions into higher latitudes in western boundary currents)[3]
  • Diaphus richardsoni Tåning, 1932 (Agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets)[3]
  • Horned lanternfish, Diaphus splendidus (Brauer, 1904) (in Agulhas current southward to 31°S; Atlantic (40°N to 28°S, but absent south of 10°S in eastern sector); Indo-Pacific)[3]
  • Slopewater lanternfish, Diaphus taaningi Norman, 1930 (over west coast continental shelf/slope southward to 24°S. Amphitropical species in Atlantic(western sector; tropical waters to 42°N; eastern sector: southward from Mauretanian upwelling region to South African region)[3]
  • Watases lanternfish, Diaphus watasei Jordan and Starks, 1904 (Over east coast continental shelf/slope southwards to about 30°S)[3]
  • Longfin lanternfish, Diogenichthys atlanticus (Tåning, 1928) (Atlantic (50°N - 48°S), Indian Ocean (22° - 45°S) and Pacific (35°N - 35°S, but absent in equatorial waters west of 130°W and near Hawaii)[3]
  • Diogenichthys panurgus Bolin, 1946 (In Agulhas current to about 38°S and in Indian Ocean (19°N - 05°S))[3]
  • Risso's lanternfish, Electrona risso (Cocco, 1829) (off east and west coasts of South Africa. Widespread in Atlantic (55°N - 40°S), Mediterranean, Indian Ocean (0° - 40°S), Tasman sea and Cook Strait, and eastern Pacific (42°N - 20°S))[3]
  • Barne's lanternfish, Gonichthys barnesi Whitley, 1943 (Off east and west coasts, south of 30°S. Convergence species in all 3 oceans (30° - 40°S))[3]
  • Gymnoscopelus braueri (Lönnberg, 1905) (Circumglobal between Subtropical convergence and Antarctica)[3]
  • Southern blacktip lanternfish, Gymnoscopelus piabilis (Whitley, 1931) (off west coast in Benguela upwelling region)[3]
  • Hansen's lanternfish, Hygophum hanseni (Tåning, 1932) (From 30°S on west coast to 33°S on east coast. Convergence species (30° to 43°S) in all 3 oceans)[3]
  • Bermuda lanternfish, Hygophum hygomii (Lütken, 1892) (West of Cape Peninsula and off east coast (25° - 37°S))[3]
  • Hygophum proximum Bekker, 1965) (South to about 37°S in Agulhas current; Indian Ocean (25°N - 10°S))[3]
  • Luminous lanternfish, Lampadena luminosa (Garman, 1899) (In Agulhas current. In all 3 oceans (20°N - 20°S) with extensions into higher latitudes in western boundary currents)[3]
  • Lampadena notialis Nafpaktitis and Paxton, 1968 (Off east coast and cape peninsula; convergence species in all 3 oceans)[3]
  • Mirror lanternfish, Lampadena speculigera Goode and Bean, 1896 (Off west and southeast coasts. Atlantic (66° - 35°N and 35° - 45°S), Indian Ocean (30° to 45°S) and Pacific Ocean (30° - 45°S))[3]
  • Onderbaadjie, Hector's lanternfish, Lampanyctodes hectoris (Common in Benguela uprising region)[3]
  • Lampanyctus achirus Andriashev, 1962 (Southern Benguela upwelling region, off south and east coasts, north to about 31°S)[3]
  • Lampanyctus alatus Goode and Bean, 1896 (Off all South African coasts; Atlantic (46°N - 38°S), Indian Ocean (0° - 39°S)[3]
  • Lampanyctus ater Tåning, 1928 (Off all South African coasts; Atlantic (58° - 17°N and 15° - 40°S) and Indian Ocean (12° - 44°S))[3]
  • Southern lanternfish, Lampanyctus australis Tåning, 1932 (Off all South African coasts; Circumglobal convergence species(33° - 43°S with northern extension to about 27°S in eastern boundary currents))[3]
  • Lampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928 (off all South African coasts. Atlantic(53° - 18°N and 28° - 40°S with northern extension to 12°S in Benguela current and Indo-West Pacific.)[3]
  • Lampanyctus intricarius Tåning, 1928 (In southern Benguela upwelling region. Atlantic (65° - 32°N and region of subtropical convergence) and Indo-Pacific (region of subtropical convergence, with northern extension to 18°S in eastern boundary currents)[3]
  • Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Bekker, 1967 (off all South African coasts, circumglobal convergence species (23° - 48°S))[3]
  • Lampanyctus lineatus Tåning, 1928 (Taken once at 34°12'S, 16°35'E)[3]
  • Lampanyctus macdonaldi (Goode and Bean, 1896) (West of Cape Peninsula, Circumglobal between subtropical convergence and Antarctic polar front)[3]
  • Lampanyctus nobilis Tåning, 1928 (In agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets. Atlantic (40°N - 21°S), Indo-Pacific)[3]
  • Lampanyctus pusillus (Johnson, 1890) (Off all South African coasts. Bisubtropical species in all major oceans)[3]
  • Lampanyctus turneri (Fowler, 1934) (In Agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets. Tropical and subtropical waters between south China sea and western Indian Ocean)[3]
  • Lampichthys procerus (Brauer, 1904) (Off Cape Peninsula, circumglobal convergence species (32° - 48°S) with extensions into lower latitudes in eastern boundary currents)[3]
  • Lobianchia dofleini (Zugmayer, 1911) (Off all South African coasts. Mediterranean, Atlantic (50°N - 40°S), Indian Ocean (23° - 38°S), Tasman sea and south Pacific(region of subtropical convergence))[3]
  • Cocco's lantern fish, Lobianchia gemellarii (Cocco, 1838) (off all South African coasts. Worldwide in tropical/subtropical waters.)[3]
  • Flaccid lanternfish, Metelectrona ventralis (Bekker, 1063) (West of Cape Peninsula in Southern Benguela upwelling region; Curcumglobal subantarctic species (36°-51°S))[3]
  • Myctophum aurolaternatum Garman, 1899 (in Agulhas current south to about 31°S)[3]
  • Myctophum nitidulum Garman, 1809 (In Agulhas current and off west coast in Agulhas water pockets)[3]
  • Notolychnus valdiviae (Brauer, 1904) (off all South African coasts)[3]
  • Notoscopelus caudispinosus (Johnson, 1863) (in Agulhas current south to 34°S. Broadly tropical in Atlantic (42°N - 37°S) and Indian oceans)[3]
  • Notoscopelus resplendens (Richardson, 1845) (off all South African coasts)[3]
  • Protomyctophum subparallelum Tåning, 1932 (off west coast at Vema seamount, Circumglobal in region of subtropical convergence with northern extension to 30°S in eastern boundary currents)[3]
  • Protomyctophum normani Tåning, 1932 (once west of Slangkop lighthouse; Circumglobal convergence species (36° - 43°S))[3]
  • Scopelopsis multipunctatus Brauer, 1906 (off all South African coasts)[3]
  • Symbolophorus barnardi (Tåning, 1932) (occurs off all South African coasts)[3]
  • Symbolophorus boops (Richardson, 1845) (Southern Benguela upwelling region north to 25°S; circumglobal in and south of subtropical convergence)[3]
  • Symbolophorus evermanni (Gilbert, 1905) (Agilhas current south to about 33°S; tropical Indo-Pacific)[3]
  • Taaningichthys bathyphilus (Tåning, 1928) (off east coast (30° - 33°S); widespread in all three oceans)[3]
  • Taaningichthys minimus (Tåning, 1928) (taken at 34°15'S, 16°00'E; Atlantic (40° - 20°N and 08° - 38°S), Indian Ocean (20° - 30°S); central and eastern North Pacific)[3]
  • Triphoturus nigrescens (Brauer, 1904) (In Agulhas current south to about 40°S; Indian Ocean (08°N - 15°S) and Pacific Ocean (30°N - 30°S))[3]

Family: Neoscopelidae – Blackchins

Order Notacanthiformes

Family: Halosauridae – Halosaurs

Family: Notacanthidae – Spiny eels

Order Ophidiiformes

Family: Aphyonidae – Aphyonids

  • Aphyonus brevidorsalis Nielsen, 1969 (1 specimen 34°09'S, 30°45'E)[3]
  • Gelatinous blindfish, Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther, 1878 (1 specimen off Natal, all oceans)[3]
  • Barathronus bicolor Goode and Bean, 1886 (off Cape Point, specimen lost, identification dubious)[3]
  • Spotted gelatinous cusk, Barathronus maculatus Shcherbachev, 1976 (off Durban, northern Madagascar and Japan)[3]

Family: Bythitidae – Bythitids or Brotulas

Family: Carapidae – Pearlfishes

Family: Ophidiidae – Cuskeels

Family: Parabrotulidae – False brotulas

Order Osmeriformes

Family Leptochilichthyidae

Order Ovalentaria incertae sedis

Family: Ambassidae – Glassies

  • Longspine glassy, Ambassis ambassis (Lacepède, 1802), recorded as syn. Ambassis productus Guichenot, 1866 (Madagascar and east African coast south to southern Natal)[3][144]
  • Glassy or bald glassy, Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède, 1802) (Port Elizabeth to tropical Indian Ocean)[3][4]
  • Slender glassy Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 (Natal south to Umtata River)[3]

Family: Opistognathidae – Jawfishes

  • Halfscaled jawfish, Opistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1983 (Natal to Shimoni, Kenya)[3]
  • Robust jawfish, Opistognathus muscatensis Boulenger, 1887 (Durban to the Persian gulf)[3]
  • Bridled jawfish, Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830 (Natal to south China Sea)[3]

Family: Plesiopidae – Longfins Subfamily: Acanthoclininae – Spiny basslets

  • Scotty, Acanthoplesiops indicus (Day, 1888) (Tropical Indian Ocean from India to Durban)[3]

Subfamily: Plesiopinae

  • Spotted longfin, Plesiops multisquamata Inger, 1955 (Known only from Natal)[3]

Family: Pomacentridae – Damselfishes

Family: Pseudochromidae – Dottybacks

Subfamily: Congrogadinae – Snakelets

Subfamily: Pseudochrominae

Subfamily: Pseudoplesiopinae

Order Perciformes

Main article: List of marine Perciform fishes of South Africa

6 suborders and 20 families are represented:

Order Pleuronectiformes – Flatfishes

Family: Achiropsettidae

  • Neoachiropsetta milfordi (Penrith, 1965) (off Cape Town, Argentina, Falkland Islands and New Zealand)[3](syn. Mancopsetta milfordi Penrith, 1965)

Family: Bothidae – Lefteye flounders

Family: Citharidae – Largescale flounders

Family: Paralichthyidae

Family: Pleuronectidae – Righteye flounders

Family: Cynoglossidae – Tonguefishes

Family: Soleidae – Soles

Order Polymixiiformes

Family: Polymixiidae – Beardfishes

  • Pacific beardfish, Polymixia berndti Gilbert, 1905 (Off Natal, Kenya, Philippines, Japan and Hawaii)[3]

Order Saccopharyngiformes

Family: Cyematidae – Arrow eels

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Ariommatidae

Family: Centrolophidae – Ruffs

  • Black ruff, Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789) (Temperate waters of Australia, New Zealand, South America and South Africa, also North Atlantic and Mediterranean)[3]
  • Antarctic butterfish, Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Carmichael, 1818) (Temperate waters; islands of south Atlantic and southern Indian oceans; New Zealand, southern Australia and South Africa)[3]
  • New Zealand ruffe, Schedophilus huttoni (Waite, 1910) (Circumglobal in southern ocean, taken off Cape Town, common off Namibia)[3]
  • Black butterfish or Peregrine driftfish, Schedophilus velaini (Sauvage, 1879) (Gulf of Guinea, to South Africa)[3](syn. Hyperoglypha moselii (Cunningham, 1910))
  • Flabby driftfish or Tasmanian ruffe, Tubbia tasmanica Whitley, 1943 (Temperate waters of Southern Ocean; New Zealand, Tasmania and South Africa off Natal)[3]

Family: Chiasmodontidae – Swallowers

Family: Gempylidae – Snake mackerels

Family: Nomeidae – Driftfishes

Family: Pomatomidae – Elf

Family: Scombridae – Tunas, mackerels and bonitos

Subfamily: Gasterochismatinae

  • Bigscale mackerel or butterfly kingfish, Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845 (Worldwide in southern ocean, mostly between 35° and 50° S, recorded from Table Bay)[3]

Subfamily: Scombrinae

Family: Stromateidae

  • Blue butterfish, Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758 (Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean round the Cape to Natal)[3]

Family: Tetragonuridae – Squaretails

Family: Trichiuridae – Frostfishes

  • Aphanopus mikhailini Parin, 1983 (Walters shoal)[3]
  • Slender frostfish, Benthodesmus elongatus (Clarke, 1879), recorded as syn. Benthodesmus elongatus elongatus (Clarke, 1879) (New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, once found off Natal)[3][157]
  • Buttersnoek or silver scabbardfish, Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788) (Mediterranean, eastern Atlantic from Norway to South Africa, Australia and new Zealand)[3]
  • Cutlass fish, Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758 (Cosmopolitan in tropical and temperate waters)[3]

Order Siluriformes – Catfishes

Family: Ariidae – Sea catfishes

Family: Plotosidae – Eel catfishes

Order Stomiiformes

Family: Gonostomatidae – Bristlemouths

Family: Phosichthyidae – Lightfishes

  • Ichthyococcus australis Mukhacheva, 1980 (Circumglobal in subtropical convergence region of southern hemisphere with records between 30° and 40°S in Atlantic sector of our region)[3]
  • Phosichthys argenteus Hutton, 1873 (South-east Atlantic, south-east of Cape Agulhas and off Natal coast)[3]
  • Rendezvous fish, Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) (off Natal; all three major oceans)[3]
  • Slender lightfish, Vinciguerria attenuata (Cocco, 1838) (off Cape Point; all three major oceans)[3]
  • Oceanic lightfish, Vinciguerria nimbaria (Jordan and Williams, 1896) (tropical/subtropical waters in all three major oceans; East London to Delagoa Bay)[3]

Family: Sternoptychidae – Hatchetfishes

Subfamily: Maurolicinae

Subfamily: Sternoptychinae

Family: Stomiidae

Subfamily: Astronesthinae – Snaggletooths

  • Astronesthes boulengeri Gilchrist, 1902 (southeast of Cape Point, Circumpolar between 30° and 40°S)[3]
  • Astronesthes indicus Brauer, 1902 (Circumglobal in tropical waters, Taken between 33° and 35°S on Atlantic side)[3]
  • Astronesthes martensii Klunzinger, 1871 (Indonesia to Red Sea and south to Durban)[3]
  • Borostomias mononema (Regan and Trewavas, 1929) (mainly in tropical waters of Atlantic and Indian oceans, Reported from Atlantic side at about 28°S and from Indian Ocean to about 25°S)[3]
  • Neonesthes capensis (Gilchrist and von Bonde, 1924) (off South Africa, Subtropical/temperate waters of all oceans)[3]

Subfamily: Idiacanthinae – Sawtail-fishes

  • Idiacanthus atlanticus Brauer, 1906 (Circumglobal between about 26°S and Subtropical convergence[3]
  • Ribbon sawtail fish, Idiacanthus fasciola Peters, 1877 (off east coast and in Agulhas water pockets in eastern south Atlantic. 24°-26°S)[3]

Subfamily: Malacosteinae – Loosejaws

Subfamily: Melanostomiinae – Scaleless dragonfishes

Subfamily: Stomiinae – Scaly dragonfishes

  • Stomias longibarbatus (Brauer, 1902), recorded as syn. Macrostomias longibarbatus Brauer, 1902 (Taken once off Cape of Good Hope, Widespread in subtropical and tropical Atlantic and tropical Indian and Pacific oceans)[3][160]
  • Stomias boa (Risso, 1810), recorded as syn. Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810) (Taken offshore throughout the area)[3][161]
  • Sloane's viperfish, Chauliodus sloani Schneider, 1801 (Taken offshore throughout the area)[3]

Order: Stylephoriformes

Family: Stylephoridae – Tube-eye

  • Stylephorus chordatus Shaw, 1791 (Three specimens taken off the east coast between 31°51'S - 33°10'S, 28°17'E - 30°01'E)[3]

Order Syngnathiformes

Family: Aulostomidae – Trumpetfishes

Family: Centriscidae – Snipefishes and shrimpfishes

Family: Fistulariidae – Flutemouths

  • Smooth flutemouth or bluespotted cornetfish, Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1938 (widespread Indo-Pacific south to Mossel Bay)[3]
  • Serrate flutemouth or red cornetfish, Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803 (Atlantic, Indian and western Pacific oceans; east coast of Africa south to Mossel bay; also reported from Walvis Bay and False Bay)[3]

Family: Solenostomidae – Ghost pipefishes

  • Ghost pipefish or robust ghost pipefish, Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker 1854 (Indo-Pacific region including India, Japan and Australia, and south to East London)[3](one specimen reported from False Bay)

Family: Syngnathidae – Seahorses and pipefishes

Order Tetraodontiformes

Family: Balistidae – Triggerfishes

Family: Diodontidae – Burrfishes and porcupinefishes

Family: Molidae – Ocean sunfishes

Family: Monacanthidae – Filefishes

Family: Ostraciidae – Boxfishes

Subfamily: Aracaninae

  • Chubby basketfish, Anoplocapros inermis (Fraser-Brunner, 1935), recorded as syn. Anoplocapros robustus (Fraser-Brunner, 1941) and syn. Strophiurichthys robustus Fraser-Brunner, 1941, (one specimen from Algoa Bay)[3][171]

Subfamily: Ostraciinae

Family: Tetraodontidae – Blaasops or Puffers

Family: Triacanthodidae – Spikefishes

Order: Trachichthyiformes

Family: Anoplogastridae – Fangtooth

  • Fangtooth, Anoplogaster cornuta (Valenciennes, 1839) (In Agulhas current to about 29°S; north of 35°S off west coast. Worldwide between 46&degN and 46°S)[3]

Family: Diretmidae – Spinyfins

  • Diretmichthys parini (Post & Quéro, 1981), recorded as syn. Diretmoides parini Post and Quéro, 1981 (Tropical to temperate in Atlantic ocean with gap between 7°N -17°S; probably curcumglobal in southern oceans)[3][176]

Family: Monocentridae – Pineapple fishes

  • Pineapple fish, Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782) (Indo-West Pacific and Red Sea south to Mossel Bay)[3](Recorded from False Bay on at least two occasions)[99]

Family: Trachichthyidae – Slimeheads

Order Zeiformes

Family: Grammicolepididae – Tinselfishes

Family: Oreosomatidae – Oreos

Family: Zeidae – Dories

  • Cyttopsis rosea (Lowe, 1843) (off Natal, Eastern Atlantic from France to Southern Angola, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, Southwest coast of India, Maldives and Japan)[3]
  • King dory, Cyttus traversi Hutton, 1872 (Walvis ridge and off cape town to Algoa bay, south coast of Australia and New Zealand)[3]
  • Buckler dory, Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1850) (Walvis Bay to Natal and north to India)[3]
  • Cape dory, Zeus capensis Valenciennes, 1835 (St Helena Bay to Natal)[3]
  • John Dory, Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758 (common along whole SA coast)[3]

Family: Zenionidae – Zeniontids

Gigaclass Sarcopterygii – Lobefin fishes

Class Actinista

Order Coelacanthiformes – Coelacanths

Family: Latimeriidae

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