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List of marine fishes of the suborder Percoidei of South Africa

August 28, 2023

This is a sub-list of the List of marine Perciform fishes of South Africa for fishes of the suborder Percoidei 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 Wikispecies, 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. Synonyms may be listed where useful.

Percoidei is one of 3 suborders of bony fishes in the order Perciformes. Many commercially harvested fish species are considered to be contained in this suborder, including the snappers, groupers, basses, goatfishes and perches. (Full article...)


Suborder: Percoidei Edit

Superfamily: Cepoloidea Edit

Family: Cepolidae — Bandfishes Edit

  • Bandfish Acanthocepola indica (Day, 1888) (Occasionally taken by trawl in coastal waters from Natal to Japan)[1]
  • Owstonia weberi (Gilchrist, 1922) (Natal to Kenya)[1]

Superfamily: Cirrhitoidea Edit

Family: Cheilodactylidae — Fingerfins Edit


Family: Cirrhitidae — Hawkfishes Edit

Superfamily: Percoidea Edit

Family: Acropomatidae — Lanternbellies Edit

  • Lanternbelly Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859 (off Natal)[1]
  • Howella sherborni (Norman, 1930) (off Cape Town to Natal)[1]
  • Sombre splitfin Neoscomberops annectens Gilchrist, 1922 (off Natal and southern Mozambique)[1]
  • Silver splitfin Neoscomberops cynodon (Regan, 1921) (Known from 2 specimens off Natal)[1]
  • Japanese splitfin Synagrops japonicus (Doderlein, 1884) (off Natal)[1]

Family: Ambassidae — Glassies Edit

  • Glassy or Bald glassy Ambassis gymnocephalus (Lacepède, 1802) (Port Elizabeth to tropical Indian Ocean)[1][2]
  • Slender glassy Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 (Natal south to Umtata River)[1]
  • Longspine glassy Ambassis productus Guichenot, 1866 (Madagascar and east African coast south to southern Natal)[1]

Family: Apogonidae — Cardinal fishes (see also Epigonidae) Edit

Subfamily: Apogoninae

  • Broadstriped cardinal Apogon angustatus (Smith and Radcliffe, 1911) (Red Sea to Natal)[1][2]
  • Short tooth cardinal Apogon apogonides (Bleeker, 1856) (Indo-Pacific south to Durban)[1]
  • Bandtail cardinal Apogon aureus (Lacepède, 1802) (Red Sea south to Durban)[1][2]
  • Ruby cardinal Apogon coccineus Rüppell, 1838 (Red Sea south to Durban)[1]
  • Blackbanded cardinal Apogon cookii Macleay, 1881 (Western Indian Ocean south to Durban)[1][2]
  • Diamond cardinal Apogon enigmaticus (Smith, 1961) (1 specimen off Durban)[1]
  • Coachwhip cardinal Apogon flagelliferus (Smith, 1961) (Sodwana Bay and Mozambique)[1]
  • Spurcheek cardinal Apogon fraenatus Valenciennes, 1832 (Durban to Red Sea)[1]
  • Spinyhead cardinal Apogon kallopterus Bleeker, 1856 (Algoa Bay to Red Sea)[1]
  • Smallscale cardinal Apogon multitaeniatus Ehrenberg, 1828 (Red Sea to Durban)[1]
  • Blackfoot cardinal Apogon nigripes Playfair, 1867 (Lake St. Lucia northwards, probably to Red Sea)[1]
  • Spotfin cardinal Apogon queketti Gilchrist, 1903 (Natal coast to southern Red Sea)[1]
  • Threeband cardinal Apogon semiornatus Peters, 1876 (Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[1]
  • Ninestripe cardinal Apogon taeniophorus Regan, 1908 (Indian Ocean south to Sodwana Bay)[1][2]
  • Masked cardinal Apogon thermalis Cuvier, 1829 (Indo-West Pacific to southern Natal)[1]
  • Sad cardinal Apogon timorensis Bleeker, 1854 (Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
  • Ocellated cardinal Apogonichthys ocellatus (Weber, 1913) (Indo-West Pacific south to Coffee Bay)[1]
  • Speckled cardinal Apogonichthys Bleeker, 1954 (Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea to Sodwana Bay)[1]
  • Shimmering cardinal Archamia lineolata (Ehrenberg, 1828) (Indo-Pacific, Red sea to Durban)[1]
  • Mozambique cardinal Archamia mozambiquensis Smith, 1961 (Zanzibar to Sodwana Bay)[1]
  • Tiger cardinal Cheilodipterus lineatus Lacepède, 1801 (Sodwana Bay to Red Sea)[1]
  • Foa Foa brachygramma (Jenkins, 1903) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
  • Crosseyed cardinal Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes, 1831) (Natal to Red Sea)[1]
  • Arrow cardinal Rhabdamia gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
  • Sea urchin cardinal Siphamia mossambica Smith, 1955 (Kenya to Sodwana Bay)[1]

Subfamily: Pseudaminae

  • Jelly cardinal Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith, 1955 (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
  • Limpid cardinal Pseudamiops pellucidus (Smith, 1954) (East Africa south to Sodwana Bay)[1]


Family: Bathyclupeidae — Bathyclupeids Edit

  • Bathyclupea elongata Trunov, 1975 (Known only from holotype taken off Western Cape)[1]

Family: Bramidae — Pomfrets Edit

Family: Caesionidae — Fusiliers Edit

Family: Callanthiidae — Goldies Edit

Family: Carangidae — Kingfishes Edit

Family: Caristiidae — Manefishes Edit

Family: Centracanthidae — Picarels Edit


Family: Chaetodontidae — Butterflyfishes Edit

Family: Coryphaenidae — Dolphinfish or Dorades Edit

Family: Dichistiidae — Galjoens Edit

Family: Dinopercidae Edit

Family: Drepaneidae — Sicklefishes Edit

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

Family: Echeneidae — Remoras Edit

  • Shark remora Echineis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 (Namibia to Mozambique)[2] (all warm waters except eastern Pacific)[1]
  • Slender remora Phtheirichthys lineatus (Menzies, 1791) (Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters)[1]
  • Whale remora Remora australis (Bennett, 1840) (Worldwide, pelagic: found only on cetaceans)[1]
  • Spearfish remora Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839) (Worldwide, prefers billfishes)[1]
  • Remora Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758) (Worldwide, prefers sharks)[1]
  • White remora Remorina albescens (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Worldwide, prefers Manta rays)

Family: Emmelichthyidae — Rovers Edit

Family: Epigonidae — Cardinal fishes (see also Apogonidae) Edit

Family: Gerreidae — Pursemouths Edit

  • Threadfin pursemouth Gerres filamentosis Cuvier, 1829 (Indo-Pacific south to Algoa Bay)[1]
  • Smallscale pursemouth Gerres longirostris (Lacepède, 1801) (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)[1][2](syn. Gerres acinaces)
  • Oblong pursemouth Gerres oblongus Cuvier, 1830 (Tropical Indo-Pacific south to Kosi Bay)[1]
  • Slenderspine pursemouth Gerres oyena (Forsskål, 1775) (Tropical Indo-Pacific south to Kosi Bay)[1]
  • Evenfin pursemouth Gerres rappi (Barnard, 1927) (Algoa Bay to southern Mozambique)[1]

Family: Haemulidae — Rubberlips and grunters Edit

  • Sailfin rubberlip Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792) (Indo-West Pacific to south Natal)[1]
  • Dusky rubberlip Plectorhinchus chubbi (Regan, 1919) (Transkei to Kenya and India)[1][2]
  • Lemonfish Plectorhynchus flavomaculatus (Ehrenberg, 1830) (Transkei to Red Sea)[1]
  • Blackspotted rubberlip Plectorhynchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775) (Natal to Red Sea)[1]
  • Harry hotlips Plectorhynchus gibbosus (Lacepède, 1802) (Indo-West Pacific, south to Natal)[1]
  • Barred rubberlip Plectorhynchus plagiodesmus Fowler, 1935 (Somalia to Madagascar and Natal)[1]
  • Whitebarred rubberlip Plectorhinchus playfairi (Pellegrin, 1914) (Western Indian Ocean to Port St. Johns)[1][2]
  • Minstrel Plectorhynchus schotaf (Forsskål, 1775) (Indo-West Pacific south to Port St. Johns)[1]
  • Redlip rubberlip Plectorhynchus sordidus (Klunzinger, 1870) (Red Sea to Transkei)[1]
  • Spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1801) (False Bay to India)[1][2]
  • Grey grunter Pomadasys furcatum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Madagascar to Natal, rare south of Durban)[1]
  • Javelin grunter Pomadasys kaakan (Cuvier, 1830) (Indo-Pacific south to Transkei)[1][2]
  • Saddle grunter Pomadasys maculatum (Bloch, 1797) (Indo-West Pacific south to Transkei)[1]
  • Cock grunter Pomadasys multimaculatum (Playfair, 1866) (Algoa Bay to Zanzibar)[1]
  • Pinky or Piggy Pomadasys olivaceus (Day, 1875) (Cape Agulhas to Mozambique)[2]
  • Striped grunter Pomadasys striatus (Gilchrist and Thompson, 1908) (Knysna to Beira)[1][2]
  • Lined piggy Pomadasys stridens (Forsskål, 1775) (Red Sea to Natal)[1]


Family: Kuhliidae — Flagtails Edit

Family: Kyphosidae — Sea chubs Edit


Family: Leiognathidae — Soapies Edit


Family: Lethrinidae — Emperors Edit

Family: Lobotidae — Tripletails Edit

Family: Lutjanidae — Snappers Edit

Family: Malacanthidae — Tilefishes Edit

Family: Menidae — Moonfish Edit

  • Moonfish Mena maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Tropical Indo Pacific south to Durban)[1]

Family: Monodactylidae — Moonies Edit

Family: Mullidae — Goatfishes Edit

  • Yellowstripe goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801) (Red Sea to Knysna)[1](syn. Mulloides flavolineatus Lacepède, 1801)
  • Flame goatfish or Yellowfin goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) (Northern KwaZulu-Natal to Indo-West Pacific)[1][2](syn. Mulloides vanicolensis)
  • Dash-dot goatfish Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepède, 1801) (Indo-West Pacific south to Mossel Bay)[1]
  • Two-saddle goatfish Parupeneus bifasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
  • Redspot goatfish Parupeneus cinnabarinus (Cuvier, 1829) (Red Sea south to Transkei)[1]
  • Goldsaddle goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801) (Red Sea to Durban)[1]
  • Indian goatfish Parupeneus indicus Shaw, 1803 (Indo-West Pacific to Port Alfred)[1]
  • Band dot goatfish Parupeneus macronema (Lacepède, 1801) (Red Sea to Sodwana Bay)[1]
  • Blacksaddle goatfish Parupeneus rubescens (Lacepède, 1801) (Cape Agulhas to Mozambique)[1][2]
  • Blackstriped goatfish Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846 (Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[1]
  • Yellowbanded goatfish Upeneus vittatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Red Sea to East London)[1]

Family: Nemipteridae — Butterfly breams, spinecheeks Edit

  • Silverflash spinecheek Scolopsis vosmeri (Bloch, 1792) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[1]

Family: Opistognathidae — Jawfishes Edit

  • Halfscaled jawfish Opistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1983 (Natal to Shimoni, Kenya)[1]
  • Robust jawfish Opistognathus muscatensis Boulenger, 1887 (Durban to the Persian gulf)[1]
  • Bridled jawfish Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830 (Natal to south China Sea)[1]

Family: Oplegnathidae — Knifejaws Edit

Family: Parascorpididae — Jutjaw Edit

Family: Pempheridae — Sweepers Edit

  • Slender sweeper Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870 (Red Sea south to Transkei)[1]
  • Dusky sweeper Pempheris adusta Bleeker, 1877 (Indo-West Pacific south to Transkei)[1][2]
  • Black-stripe sweeper Pempheris schwenkii Bleeker, 1855 (Indo-West Pacific south to Natal)[1]

Family: Pentacerotidae — Armourheads Edit

Family: Plesiopidae — Longfins Edit

Subfamily: Acanthoclininae — Spiny basslets

  • Scotty Acanthoplesiops indicus (Day, 1888) (Tropical Indian Ocean from India to Durban)[1]

Subfamily: Plesiopinae

  • Spotted longfin Plesiops multisquamatus Inger, 1955 (Known only from Natal)[1]

Family: Polynemidae — Threadfins Edit

Family: Polyprionidae — Wreckfishes Edit

Family: Pomacanthidae — Angelfishes Edit

Family: Pomatomidae — Elf Edit

Family: Priacanthidae — Bigeyes Edit

Family: Pseudochromidae — Dottybacks Edit

Subfamily: Anisochrominae

Subfamily: Congrogadinae — Snakelets

Subfamily: Pseudochrominae

Subfamily: Pseudoplesiopinae

Family: Rachycentridae — Cobia Edit

Family: Sciaenidae — Kobs Edit

Family: Scombropidae — Gnomefishes Edit

Family: Serranidae — Rockcods (groupers) and seabasses Edit

Subfamily: Anthiniinae

Subfamily: Epinephelinae

Subfamily: Grammistinae — Soapfishes and Podges

Subfamily: Liopropomatinae

Subfamily: Serraninae

Family: Sillaginidae — Sillagos Edit

Family: Sparidae — Seabreams Edit

Family: Terapontidae — Thornfishes Edit

References Edit

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This is a sub list of the List of marine Perciform fishes of South Africa for fishes of the suborder Percoidei 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 statementsList ordering and taxonomy complies where possible with the current usage in Wikispecies 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 Synonyms may be listed where useful Percoidei is one of 3 suborders of bony fishes in the order Perciformes Many commercially harvested fish species are considered to be contained in this suborder including the snappers groupers basses goatfishes and perches Full article Contents 1 Suborder Percoidei 1 1 Superfamily Cepoloidea 1 1 1 Family Cepolidae Bandfishes 1 2 Superfamily Cirrhitoidea 1 2 1 Family Cheilodactylidae Fingerfins 1 2 2 Family Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes 1 3 Superfamily Percoidea 1 3 1 Family Acropomatidae Lanternbellies 1 3 2 Family Ambassidae Glassies 1 3 3 Family Apogonidae Cardinal fishes see also Epigonidae 1 3 4 Family Bathyclupeidae Bathyclupeids 1 3 5 Family Bramidae Pomfrets 1 3 6 Family Caesionidae Fusiliers 1 3 7 Family Callanthiidae Goldies 1 3 8 Family Carangidae Kingfishes 1 3 9 Family Caristiidae Manefishes 1 3 10 Family Centracanthidae Picarels 1 3 11 Family Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes 1 3 12 Family Coryphaenidae Dolphinfish or Dorades 1 3 13 Family Dichistiidae Galjoens 1 3 14 Family Dinopercidae 1 3 15 Family Drepaneidae Sicklefishes 1 3 16 Family Echeneidae Remoras 1 3 17 Family Emmelichthyidae Rovers 1 3 18 Family Epigonidae Cardinal fishes see also Apogonidae 1 3 19 Family Gerreidae Pursemouths 1 3 20 Family Haemulidae Rubberlips and grunters 1 3 21 Family Kuhliidae Flagtails 1 3 22 Family Kyphosidae Sea chubs 1 3 23 Family Leiognathidae Soapies 1 3 24 Family Lethrinidae Emperors 1 3 25 Family Lobotidae Tripletails 1 3 26 Family Lutjanidae Snappers 1 3 27 Family Malacanthidae Tilefishes 1 3 28 Family Menidae Moonfish 1 3 29 Family Monodactylidae Moonies 1 3 30 Family Mullidae Goatfishes 1 3 31 Family Nemipteridae Butterfly breams spinecheeks 1 3 32 Family Opistognathidae Jawfishes 1 3 33 Family Oplegnathidae Knifejaws 1 3 34 Family Parascorpididae Jutjaw 1 3 35 Family Pempheridae Sweepers 1 3 36 Family Pentacerotidae Armourheads 1 3 37 Family Plesiopidae Longfins 1 3 38 Family Polynemidae Threadfins 1 3 39 Family Polyprionidae Wreckfishes 1 3 40 Family Pomacanthidae Angelfishes 1 3 41 Family Pomatomidae Elf 1 3 42 Family Priacanthidae Bigeyes 1 3 43 Family Pseudochromidae Dottybacks 1 3 44 Family Rachycentridae Cobia 1 3 45 Family Sciaenidae Kobs 1 3 46 Family Scombropidae Gnomefishes 1 3 47 Family Serranidae Rockcods groupers and seabasses 1 3 48 Family Sillaginidae Sillagos 1 3 49 Family Sparidae Seabreams 1 3 50 Family Terapontidae Thornfishes 2 ReferencesSuborder Percoidei EditSuperfamily Cepoloidea Edit Family Cepolidae Bandfishes Edit Bandfish Acanthocepola indica Day 1888 Occasionally taken by trawl in coastal waters from Natal to Japan 1 Owstonia weberi Gilchrist 1922 Natal to Kenya 1 Superfamily Cirrhitoidea Edit Family Cheilodactylidae Fingerfins Edit Redfingers Cheilodactylus fasciatus Lacepede 1803 Kunene river Namibia to Durban 1 2 Barred fingerfin Cheilodactylus pixi Smith 1980 Knysna to Coffee Bay 1 2 False Bay to Coffee Bay 3 Twotone fingerfin Chirodactylus brachydactylus Cuvier 1830 Walvis Bay to Delagoa Bay 1 2 Bank steenbras Chirodactylis grandis Gunther 1860 Walvis Bay to possibly Natal 1 2 Natal fingerfin Chirodactylus jessicalenorum Smith 1980 Coffee Bay Transkei to Sodwana Bay 1 2 Family Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes Edit Twospot hawkfish Amblycirrhitus bimacula Jenkins 1903 Indo Pacific south to Durban 1 Spotted hawkfish Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus Bleeker 1855 Indo Pacific south to East London 1 2 Marbled hawkfish Cirrhitus pinnulatus Schneider 1801 Indo Pacific south to Port Alfred 1 Blackspotted hawkfish Cirrhitus punctatus Cuvier 1829 Mauritius Madagascar Mozanbique and South Africa south to Bizana 1 Swallowtail hawkfish Cyprinocirrhites polyactis Bleeker 1875 East Africa south to Algoa Bay 1 Horseshoe hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatus Cuvier 1829 Indo Pacific south to the Transkei 1 Freckled hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri Schneider 1801 Indo Pacific south to Northern KwaZulu Natal 2 Superfamily Percoidea Edit Family Acropomatidae Lanternbellies Edit Lanternbelly Acropoma japonicum Gunther 1859 off Natal 1 Howella sherborni Norman 1930 off Cape Town to Natal 1 Sombre splitfin Neoscomberops annectens Gilchrist 1922 off Natal and southern Mozambique 1 Silver splitfin Neoscomberops cynodon Regan 1921 Known from 2 specimens off Natal 1 Japanese splitfin Synagrops japonicus Doderlein 1884 off Natal 1 Family Ambassidae Glassies Edit Glassy or Bald glassy Ambassis gymnocephalus Lacepede 1802 Port Elizabeth to tropical Indian Ocean 1 2 Slender glassy Ambassis natalensis Gilchrist amp Thompson 1908 Natal south to Umtata River 1 Longspine glassy Ambassis productus Guichenot 1866 Madagascar and east African coast south to southern Natal 1 Family Apogonidae Cardinal fishes see also Epigonidae Edit Subfamily Apogoninae Broadstriped cardinal Apogon angustatus Smith and Radcliffe 1911 Red Sea to Natal 1 2 Short tooth cardinal Apogon apogonides Bleeker 1856 Indo Pacific south to Durban 1 Bandtail cardinal Apogon aureus Lacepede 1802 Red Sea south to Durban 1 2 Ruby cardinal Apogon coccineus Ruppell 1838 Red Sea south to Durban 1 Blackbanded cardinal Apogon cookii Macleay 1881 Western Indian Ocean south to Durban 1 2 Diamond cardinal Apogon enigmaticus Smith 1961 1 specimen off Durban 1 Coachwhip cardinal Apogon flagelliferus Smith 1961 Sodwana Bay and Mozambique 1 Spurcheek cardinal Apogon fraenatus Valenciennes 1832 Durban to Red Sea 1 Spinyhead cardinal Apogon kallopterus Bleeker 1856 Algoa Bay to Red Sea 1 Smallscale cardinal Apogon multitaeniatus Ehrenberg 1828 Red Sea to Durban 1 Blackfoot cardinal Apogon nigripes Playfair 1867 Lake St Lucia northwards probably to Red Sea 1 Spotfin cardinal Apogon queketti Gilchrist 1903 Natal coast to southern Red Sea 1 Threeband cardinalApogon semiornatus Peters 1876 Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Ninestripe cardinal Apogon taeniophorus Regan 1908 Indian Ocean south to Sodwana Bay 1 2 Masked cardinal Apogon thermalis Cuvier 1829 Indo West Pacific to southern Natal 1 Sad cardinal Apogon timorensis Bleeker 1854 Indo West Pacific Red Sea south to Sodwana Bay 1 Ocellated cardinal Apogonichthys ocellatus Weber 1913 Indo West Pacific south to Coffee Bay 1 Speckled cardinal Apogonichthys Bleeker 1954 Indo West Pacific Red Sea to Sodwana Bay 1 Shimmering cardinal Archamia lineolata Ehrenberg 1828 Indo Pacific Red sea to Durban 1 Mozambique cardinal Archamia mozambiquensis Smith 1961 Zanzibar to Sodwana Bay 1 Tiger cardinal Cheilodipterus lineatus Lacepede 1801 Sodwana Bay to Red Sea 1 Foa Foa brachygramma Jenkins 1903 Indo Pacific south to Natal 1 Crosseyed cardinal Fowleria aurita Valenciennes 1831 Natal to Red Sea 1 Arrow cardinal Rhabdamia gracilis Bleeker 1856 Indo West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay 1 Sea urchin cardinal Siphamia mossambica Smith 1955 Kenya to Sodwana Bay 1 Subfamily Pseudaminae Jelly cardinal Pseudamia gelatinosa Smith 1955 Indo Pacific south to Sodwana Bay 1 Limpid cardinal Pseudamiops pellucidus Smith 1954 East Africa south to Sodwana Bay 1 Family Bathyclupeidae Bathyclupeids Edit Bathyclupea elongata Trunov 1975 Known only from holotype taken off Western Cape 1 Family Bramidae Pomfrets Edit Pomfret Brama brama Bonnaterre 1788 Algoa Bay to Walvis Bay 1 Tropical pomfret Brama orcini Cuvier 1831 off Natal Tropical Indo Pacific 1 Fanfish Pteraclis velifera Pallas 1769 off Mozambique Durban East London Port Elizabeth and St Helena Bay 1 Prickly fanfish Pterycombus petersii Hilgendorff 1878 Mid Pacific to Africa south round the Cape of good Hope to Cape Town 1 Rough pomfret Taractes asper Lowe 1843 North Atlantic North Pacific Southern Madagascar to Natal and the Cape 1 Sickle pomfret Taractichthys steindachneri Doderlein 1883 Indo Pacific from California to Zanzibar and south to False Bay 1 Family Caesionidae Fusiliers Edit Blue and gold fusilier Caesio caerulaurea Lacepede 1801 Port Elizabeth to Mozambique 2 Lunar fusilier Caesio lunaris Ehrenberg 1830 Red Sea south to Natal 1 Beautiful fusilier Caesio teres Seale 1906 Sodwana Bay to Kenya 1 Yellowback fusilier Caesio xanthanota Bleeker 1853 Indian Ocean south to Sodwana Bay 1 2 Dark banded fusilier Pterocaesio tile Cuvier 1830 East Africa south to Sodwana Bay juvenile found at Haga Haga just north of East London 1 Family Callanthiidae Goldies Edit Goldie Callanthias legras Smith 1947 Dassen Island Western Cape to Natal 1 Family Carangidae Kingfishes Edit Threadfin mirrorfish or African pompano Alectis ciliaris Bloch 1787 Algoa Bay northwards cicumtropical 1 Indian mirrorfish or Indian threadfish Alectis indicus Ruppell 1830 Durban northwards throughout Indian Ocean 1 Shrimp scad Alepes djedaba Forsskal 1775 Durban northwards to Red Sea 1 Longfin kingfish Carangoides armatus Ruppell 1830 East London northwards throughout Indian Ocean to Gulf of Thailand and Japan 1 Longnose kingfish Carangoides chrysophrys Cuvier 1833 Algoa Bay northward and eastward to Japan and Australia 1 Coastal kingfish Carangoides coeruleopinnatus Ruppell 1830 Durban northwards and eastwards to Japan and Australia 1 2 Shadow kingfish Carangoides dinema Bleeker 1851 Durban northward to Tanzania 1 Whitefin kingfish Carangoides equula Temminck amp Schlegel 1844 Algoa Bay northward to Somalia and Gulf of Oman 1 Blue kingfish Carangoides ferdau Forsskal 1775 Indo West Pacific south to Port Elizabeth 1 2 Yellowspotted kingfish Carangoides fulvoguttatus Forsskal 1775 Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 2 Bludger Carangoides gymnostethus Cuvier 1833 Indo West Pacific to Algoa Bay 1 Bumpnose kingfish Carangoides hedlandensis Whitley 1934 Durban northwards in coastal waters 1 Malabar kingfish Carangoides malabaricus Bloch amp Schneider 1801 Tropical Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Coachwhip kingfish Carangoides oblongus Cuvier 1833 Western Indian Ocean south to Durban 1 Barcheek kingfish Carangoides plagiotaenia Bleeker 1857 Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Blacktip kingfish Caranx heberi Bennett 1830 Durban north to Zanzibar 1 2 syn Caranx sem Cuvier 1833 Giant kingfish Caranx ignobilis Forsskal 1775 Indo West Pacific south to Port Elizabeth 1 2 Black kingfish Caranx lugubris Poey 1860 Circumtropical Taken off East London 1 Bluefin kingfish Caranx melampygus Cuvier 1833 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Natal 1 2 Brassy kingfish Caranx papuensis Alleyne amp Macleay 1877 Port Alfred north to Zanzibar 1 Bigeye kingfish Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy amp Gaimard 1825 Tropical Ind Pacific south to Natal 2 Tille kingfish Caranx tille Cuvier 1833 Durban north to Zanzibar 1 Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus Cuvier 1833 Knysna northward Circumtropical 1 Slender scad Decapterus macrosoma Bleeker 1851 Indo Pacific south to Knysna 1 Indian scad Decapterus russelli Ruppell 1830 Durban northwards to Japan and Australia 1 Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata Quoy amp Gaimard 1825 Durban northwards Circumtropical 1 Golden kingfish Gnathanodon speciosus Forsskal 1775 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Northern KwaZulu Natal 1 2 syn Gnathodon speciosus Leervis or Garrick Lichia amia Linnaeus 1758 Mediterranean sea south along west coast of Africa and around Cape to Delagoa Bay 1 2 Torpedo scad Megalaspis cordyla Linnaeus 1758 Tropical Indo West Pacific south to East London 1 Pilotfish Naucrates ductor Linnaeus 1758 Circumtropical common throughout Indian Ocean 1 White kingfish Pseudocarymx dentex Bloch amp Schneider 1801 Durban southwards anti tropical on both sides of Atlantic Mediterranean Indo West Pacific 1 Talang queenfish Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepede 1801 Indian Ocean south to Port Elizabeth 1 2 Doublespotted queenfish Scomberoides lysan Forsskal 1775 Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Needlescaled queenfish Scomberoides tol Cuvier 1832 Indian Ocean south to Natal 1 Greater yellowtail or Greater amberjack Seriola dumerill Risso 1810 Algoa Bay to Persian Gulf 1 Giant yellowtail Seriola lalandi Valenciennes 1833 Most common on Atlantic Cape waters but follows the pilchard migration to Transkei and Natal Circumglobal in subtropical waters 1 2 Longfin yellowtail Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes 1833 Knysna northward Circumtropical entering temperate waters in some places 1 Blackbanded kingfish Seriolina nigrofasciata Ruppell 1829 Indian Ocean south to Algoa Bay 1 Southern pompano Trachinotus africanus Smith 1967 Knysna to Delagoa Bay 1 2 Smallspotted pompano Trachinotus baillonii Lacepede 1801 Indo West Pacific south to Natal 1 Snubnose pompano Trachinotus blochii Lacepede 1801 Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Largespotted pompano Trachinotus botla Shaw 1803 Algoa Bay to Kenya 1 2 African maasbanker Trachurus delagoa Nekrasov 1970 Eastern Cape province to Mozambique 1 Maasbanker Trachurus trachurus Linnaeus 1758 Norway south and round the Cape of Good Hope to Delagoa Bay 2 Cottonmouth kingfish Uraspis secunda Poey 1860 Algoa Bay 1 Family Caristiidae Manefishes Edit Caristius groenlandicus Jensen 1942 off Durban 1 Caristius sp off Durban 1 Family Centracanthidae Picarels Edit Picarel Spicara australis Regan 1921 Known only from off Natal 1 Windtoy Spicara axillaris Boulanger 1900 Known only from Cape Town to Natal 1 Family Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes Edit Threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga Forsskal 1775 Tropical Ind Pacific south to Mossel Bay 1 2 Brownburnie Chaetodon blackburnii Desjardins 1836 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Bashee River 1 2 Blackedged butterflyfish Chaetodon dolosus Ahl 1923 East African coast south to Xora River 1 2 Gorgeous gussie Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett 1833 Durban to Red Sea 1 2 Whitespotted butterflyfish Chaetodon kleinii Bloch 1790 Red sea and Indian Ocean south to Coffee Bay 1 2 Lined butterflyfish Chaetodon lineolatus Quoy and gaimard 1831 Red sea and Indian Ocean south to Durban 1 Raccoon butterflyfish or Halfmoon butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula Lacepede 1802 South Africa to Hawaii Japan and Australia South to East London 1 2 Pearly butterflyfish Chaetodon madagaskariensis Ahl 1923 Indian Ocean south to Port Elizabeth 1 2 Doublesash butterflyfish Chaetodon marleyi Regan 1921 Lamberts Bay to Maputo Endemic 1 2 Blackback butterflyfish Chaetodon melanotus Bloch and Schneider 1801 Red Sea south to Durban 1 Maypole butterflyfish Chaetodon meyeri Bloch amp Schneider 1801 Indo Pacific south to Durban 1 2 Rightangle butterflyfish Chaetodon trifascialis Quoy and Gaimard 1825 Red Sea south to Tugela River 1 Purple butterflyfish Chaetodon trifasciatus Mungo Park 1797 Indo Pacific from Kosi Bay to Hawaii 1 Limespot butterflyfish Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch 1787 Indian Ocean south to Port Alfred 1 2 Vagabond butterflyfish Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus 1758 Red Sea south to Durban 1 2 Yellowhead buttrflyfish Chaetodon xanthocephalus Bennett 1832 Western Indian Ocean south to Durban 1 Zanzibar butterflyfish Chaetodon zanzibarensis Playfair 1867 Zanzibar to Durban 1 Longnose butterflyfish Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan amp McGregor 1898 Red Sea to Durban 1 2 Brushtooth butterflyfish Hemitaurichthys zoster Bennett 1831 Western Indian Ocean south to Sodwana Bay 1 Coachman Heniochus acuminatus Linnaeus 1758 Port Alfred to Mozambique 2 Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Schooling coachman Heniochus diphreutes Jordan 1903 Red Sea and Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 2 Masked coachman Heniochus monoceros Cuvier 1831 Indo West Pacific south to Cape Vidal 1 2 Family Coryphaenidae Dolphinfish or Dorades Edit Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 1758 all tropical and subtropical waters to 35 S 1 Family Dichistiidae Galjoens Edit Galjoen Dichistius capensis Cuvier 1831 Southern Angola to Sodwana Bay 1 2 syn Coracinus capensis Banded galjoen Dichistius multifasciatus Pellegrin 1914 Port Alfred to Mozambique 2 Still Bay to Madagascar 1 syn Coracinus multifaciatus Family Dinopercidae Edit Cavebass Dinoperca petersi Day 1875 Port Elizabeth to Mozambique 1 2 Family Drepaneidae Sicklefishes Edit Concertina fish Drepane longimanus Bloch and Schneider 1801 Tropical Indo West Pacific south to East London Family Echeneidae Remoras Edit Shark remora Echineis naucrates Linnaeus 1758 Namibia to Mozambique 2 all warm waters except eastern Pacific 1 Slender remora Phtheirichthys lineatus Menzies 1791 Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters 1 Whale remora Remora australis Bennett 1840 Worldwide pelagic found only on cetaceans 1 Spearfish remora Remora brachyptera Lowe 1839 Worldwide prefers billfishes 1 Remora Remora remora Linnaeus 1758 Worldwide prefers sharks 1 White remora Remorina albescens Temminck amp Schlegel 1845 Worldwide prefers Manta rays Family Emmelichthyidae Rovers Edit Southern rover Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus Richardson 1845 occasionally take off western Cape coast 1 Japanese rubyfish Erythrocles schlegelii Richardson 1846 one specimen from off Durban 1 Rubyfish Plagiogeneion rubiginosum Hutton 1875 off Algoa Bay off Vema Seamount 1 Family Epigonidae Cardinal fishes see also Apogonidae Edit Pencil cardinal Epigonus denticulatus Dieuzeide 1950 Walvis Bay to Cape Point 1 Epigonus pandionus Goode amp Bean 1881 Gulf of Guinea to Agulhas Bank 1 Epigonus robustus Barnard 1927 off west coast of South Africa 1 Telescope cardinal Epigonus telescopus Risso 1810 Walvis Bay to Cape Town 1 Family Gerreidae Pursemouths Edit Threadfin pursemouth Gerres filamentosis Cuvier 1829 Indo Pacific south to Algoa Bay 1 Smallscale pursemouth Gerres longirostris Lacepede 1801 Port Elizabeth to Mozambique 1 2 syn Gerres acinaces Oblong pursemouth Gerres oblongus Cuvier 1830 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Kosi Bay 1 Slenderspine pursemouth Gerres oyena Forsskal 1775 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Kosi Bay 1 Evenfin pursemouth Gerres rappi Barnard 1927 Algoa Bay to southern Mozambique 1 Family Haemulidae Rubberlips and grunters Edit Sailfin rubberlip Diagramma pictum Thunberg 1792 Indo West Pacific to south Natal 1 Dusky rubberlip Plectorhinchus chubbi Regan 1919 Transkei to Kenya and India 1 2 Lemonfish Plectorhynchus flavomaculatus Ehrenberg 1830 Transkei to Red Sea 1 Blackspotted rubberlip Plectorhynchus gaterinus Forsskal 1775 Natal to Red Sea 1 Harry hotlips Plectorhynchus gibbosus Lacepede 1802 Indo West Pacific south to Natal 1 Barred rubberlip Plectorhynchus plagiodesmus Fowler 1935 Somalia to Madagascar and Natal 1 Whitebarred rubberlip Plectorhinchus playfairi Pellegrin 1914 Western Indian Ocean to Port St Johns 1 2 Minstrel Plectorhynchus schotaf Forsskal 1775 Indo West Pacific south to Port St Johns 1 Redlip rubberlip Plectorhynchus sordidus Klunzinger 1870 Red Sea to Transkei 1 Spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii Lacepede 1801 False Bay to India 1 2 Grey grunter Pomadasys furcatum Bloch and Schneider 1801 Madagascar to Natal rare south of Durban 1 Javelin grunter Pomadasys kaakan Cuvier 1830 Indo Pacific south to Transkei 1 2 Saddle grunter Pomadasys maculatum Bloch 1797 Indo West Pacific south to Transkei 1 Cock grunter Pomadasys multimaculatum Playfair 1866 Algoa Bay to Zanzibar 1 Pinky or Piggy Pomadasys olivaceus Day 1875 Cape Agulhas to Mozambique 2 Striped grunter Pomadasys striatus Gilchrist and Thompson 1908 Knysna to Beira 1 2 Lined piggy Pomadasys stridens Forsskal 1775 Red Sea to Natal 1 Family Kuhliidae Flagtails Edit Barred flagtail Kuhlia mugil Forster in Bloch and Schneider 1801 4 Cape Agulhas to Indo Pacific 1 2 Rock flagtail Kuhlia rupestris Lacepede 1802 Indo Pacific south to Durban 1 Family Kyphosidae Sea chubs Edit Grey chub Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepede 1801 Red Sea to Cape Point 1 2 Blue chub Kyphosus cinerescens Forsskal 1775 Read Sea to East London 1 Brassy chub Kyphosus vaigiensis Quoy amp Gaimard 1825 Indo Pacific south to Algoa Bay 1 Stonebream Neoscorpis lithophilus Gilchrist amp Thompson 1908 False Bay to southern Mozambique 1 2 Family Leiognathidae Soapies Edit Toothed soapy Gazza minuta Bloch 1797 Indo Pacific south to Port Alfred 1 Slimy Leiognathus equulus Forsskal 1775 Indo Pacific south to East London 1 2 Slender soapy Secutor insidiator Bloch 1787 Indo West Pacific south to East London 1 2 Pugnose soapy Secutor ruconius Hamilton Buchanan 1822 Indo West Pacific south to Transkei 1 Family Lethrinidae Emperors Edit Glowfish Gnathodentex aureolineatus Lacepede 1802 Indo West Pacific to Durban 1 2 Grey barenose Gymnocranius griseus Temminck amp Schlegel 1843 Indo West Pacific south to Natal 1 2 Rippled barenose Gymnocranius robinsoni Gilchrist amp Thompson 1908 Indo West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay 1 Yellowfin emperor Lethrinus crocineus Smith 1959 Western Indian Ocean south to Natal 1 Longnose emperor Lethrinus elongatus Valenciennes 1830 Indo West Pacific south to Natal 1 Blackspot emperor Lethrinus harak Forsskal 1775 Indo West Pacific south to Natal 1 Redspot emperor Lethrinus lentjan Lacepede 1802 Indo West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay 1 2 Sky emperor Lethrinus mahsena Forsskal 1775 Indo West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay 1 Snubnose emperor Lethrinus mahsenoides Valenciennes 1830 Indo West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay 1 Blue emperor Lethrinus nebulosus Forsskal 1775 Indo West Pacific to Algoa Bay 1 2 Orange striped emperor Lethrinus ramak Forsskal 1775 Indo West Pacific to Natal 1 Spotcheek emperor Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato 1978 Indo West Pacific south to Natal 1 Cutthroat emperor Lethrinus sanguineus Smith 1955 Western Indian Ocean south to Sodwana Bay 1 Variegated emperor Lethrinus variegatus Ehrenberg 1830 Indo West Pacific south to Natal 1 Bigeye barenose Monotaxis grandoculis Forsskal 1775 Indo Pacific south to Natal 1 2 Family Lobotidae Tripletails Edit Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis Bloch 1790 Cape St Francis northwards all tropical and subtropical oceans 1 Family Lutjanidae Snappers Edit Blue smalltooth job Aphareus furca Forsskal 1775 Tropical Indo Pacific to Sodwana Bay 1 Red smalltooth job Aphareus rutilans Cuvier 1830 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Durban 1 Kaakap or Green jobfish Aprion virescens Valenciennes 1830 Central KwaZulu Natal to Mozambique 1 2 Ruby snapper Etelis coruscans Valenciennes 1862 Tropical subtropical Indo Pacific south to Bashee River 1 River snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus Forsskal 1775 Red sea and tropical Indo Pacific south to East London 1 2 Twinspot snapper Lutjanus bohar Forsskal 1775 Red Sea and tropical Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 2 Blackspot snapper Lutjanus ehrenbergii Peters 1869 Red Sea and tropical Indo West pacific south to Natal 1 Dory snapper Lutjanus fulviflamma Forsskal 1775 Red Sea and tropical Indo West Pacific south to East London 1 Yellow striped snapper Lutjanus fulvus Schneider 1801 Tropical Indo West Pacific south to Bashee River 1 Humpback snapper Lutjanus gibbus Forsskal 1775 Red Sea and tropical Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 2 Bluebanded snapper Lutjanus kasmira Forsskal 1775 Red Sea and tropical Indo West Pacific south to East London 1 2 Sweetlip snapper Lutjanus lemniscatus Valenciennes 1828 Tropical Indian Ocean to Durban 1 Bluestriped snapper Lutjanus notatus Cuvier 1828 East African coast south to Durban 1 Speckled snapper Lutjanus rivulatus Cuvier 1828 Tropical Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Russell s snapper Lutjanus russellii Bleeker 1849 Central KwaZulu Natal to Mozambique 2 Blood snapper Lutjanus sanguineus Cuvier 1828 Western Indian Ocean south to Algoa Bay 1 Emperor snapper Lutjanus sebae Cuvier 1816 Tropical Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Black beauty Macolor niger Forsskal 1775 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Sodwana Bay 1 juvenile from Durban 1 Yellowtail fuselier Paracaesio xanthura Bleeker 1869 Tropical Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Rosy jobfish Pristipomoides filamentosus Day 1870 Tropical Indo Pacific south to East London 1 Family Malacanthidae Tilefishes Edit Ribbed tilefish Branchiostegus doliatus Cuvier 1830 Durban to Maputo 1 Spotted tilefish Branchiostegus sawakinensis Amirthalingam 1969 Off Durban Red sea 1 Forktail tilefish Hoplolatilus fronticinctus Gunther 1887 Postlarvae collected off Cape Peninsula India and Western Pacific 1 Stripetail filefish Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot 1848 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Sodwana Bay Postlarvae drift to near Port Alfred 1 Family Menidae Moonfish Edit Moonfish Mena maculata Bloch amp Schneider 1801 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Durban 1 Family Monodactylidae Moonies Edit Natal moony Monodactylus argenteus Linnaeus 1758 Red Sea to Cape Infanta 1 2 Cape moony Monodactylus falciformis Lacepede 1801 Red Sea to False Bay 1 2 Family Mullidae Goatfishes Edit Yellowstripe goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus Lacepede 1801 Red Sea to Knysna 1 syn Mulloides flavolineatus Lacepede 1801 Flame goatfish or Yellowfin goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis Valenciennes 1831 Northern KwaZulu Natal to Indo West Pacific 1 2 syn Mulloides vanicolensis Dash dot goatfish Parupeneus barberinus Lacepede 1801 Indo West Pacific south to Mossel Bay 1 Two saddle goatfish Parupeneus bifasciatus Lacepede 1801 Indo West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay 1 Redspot goatfish Parupeneus cinnabarinus Cuvier 1829 Red Sea south to Transkei 1 Goldsaddle goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus Lacepede 1801 Red Sea to Durban 1 Indian goatfish Parupeneus indicus Shaw 1803 Indo West Pacific to Port Alfred 1 Band dot goatfish Parupeneus macronema Lacepede 1801 Red Sea to Sodwana Bay 1 Blacksaddle goatfish Parupeneus rubescens Lacepede 1801 Cape Agulhas to Mozambique 1 2 Blackstriped goatfish Upeneus tragula Richardson 1846 Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Yellowbanded goatfish Upeneus vittatus Forsskal 1775 Red Sea to East London 1 Family Nemipteridae Butterfly breams spinecheeks Edit Silverflash spinecheek Scolopsis vosmeri Bloch 1792 Tropical Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Family Opistognathidae Jawfishes Edit Halfscaled jawfish Opistognathus margaretae Smith Vaniz 1983 Natal to Shimoni Kenya 1 Robust jawfish Opistognathus muscatensis Boulenger 1887 Durban to the Persian gulf 1 Bridled jawfish Opistognathus nigromarginatus Ruppell 1830 Natal to south China Sea 1 Family Oplegnathidae Knifejaws Edit Cape knifejaw Oplegnathus conwayi Richardson 1840 False Bay to Durban 1 2 Natal knifejaw Oplegnathus robinsoni Regan 1916 Central KwaZulu Natal to Mozambique 1 2 Family Parascorpididae Jutjaw Edit Jutjaw Parascorpis typus Bleeker 1875 Known only from False Bay to Maputo 1 Family Pempheridae Sweepers Edit Slender sweeper Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner 1870 Red Sea south to Transkei 1 Dusky sweeper Pempheris adusta Bleeker 1877 Indo West Pacific south to Transkei 1 2 Black stripe sweeper Pempheris schwenkii Bleeker 1855 Indo West Pacific south to Natal 1 Family Pentacerotidae Armourheads Edit Sailfin armourhead Histiopterus typus Temminck amp Schlegel 1844 Cape Agulhas to Natal 1 Cape armourhead Pentaceros capensis Cuvier 1829 Port Nolloth to Southern Mozambique 1 Pelagic armourhead Pseudopentaceros Smith 1844 Cape Town to Natal 1 Family Plesiopidae Longfins Edit Subfamily Acanthoclininae Spiny basslets Scotty Acanthoplesiops indicus Day 1888 Tropical Indian Ocean from India to Durban 1 Subfamily Plesiopinae Spotted longfin Plesiops multisquamatus Inger 1955 Known only from Natal 1 Family Polynemidae Threadfins Edit Indian threadfin Polydactylus indicus Shaw 1804 Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Striped threadfin Polydactylus plebeius Broussonet 1782 Red Sea to Knysna 1 Sixfinger threadfin Polydactylus sextarius Bloch amp Schneider 1801 Indo West Pacific south to Algoa Bay 1 Family Polyprionidae Wreckfishes Edit Wreckfish Polyprion americanus Schneider 1801 Norway to South Africa 1 Family Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Edit Tiger angelfish Apolemichthys kingi Heemstra 1984 Only known from off Natal Durban Tongaat and Aliwal shoal 1 Threespot angelfish Apolemichthys trimaculatus Lacepede 1831 Indo West Pacific to Natal 1 Jumping bean Centropyge acanthops Norman 1922 Port Elizabeth to Somalia 1 2 Coral beauty Centropyge bispinosa Gunther 1860 Indo West Pacific south to Sodwana 1 Dusky cherub Centropyge multispinis Playfair 1867 Indo West Pacific south to Natal 1 Goldtail angelfish Pomacanthus chrysurus Cuvier 1831 Indo West Pacific south to Aliwal Shoal 1 Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator Bloch 1787 Indo West Pacific south to East London 1 2 Old woman Pomacanthus rhomboides Gilchrist amp Thompson 1908 Red Sea to Knysna 1 2 Previously known as Pomacanthus striatus Ruppell 1836 but Ruppell s species is a synonym of P maculosus Forsskal 1775 5 Semicircle angelfish Pomacanthus semicirculatus Cuvier 1831 Indo West Pacific to Port Elizabeth 1 2 Royal angelfish Pygoplites diacanthus Boddaert 1772 Indo West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay Family Pomatomidae Elf Edit Elf or Shad Pomatomus saltatrix Linnaeus 1766 Namibia to Maputo 1 2 Family Priacanthidae Bigeyes Edit Bulleye Cookeolus boops Schneider 1801 Algoa Bay to Beira 1 Glass bigeye Heteropriacanthus cruentatus Lacepede 1801 East coast of Africa south to Durban 1 Crescent tail bigeye Priacanthus hamrur Forsskal 1775 Knysna to Mozambique 1 2 Japanese bigeye Pristigenys niphonia Cuvier 1829 Indian Ocean south to Algoa Bay 1 Family Pseudochromidae Dottybacks Edit Subfamily AnisochrominaeSubfamily Congrogadinae Snakelets Snakelet Halidesmus scapularis Gunther 1872 Cape Columbine to Transkei 2 False Bay to Coffee Bay 1 Zulu snakelet Hilimuraena shakai Winterbottom 1978 Sodwana Bay 1 Pencil snakelet Natalichthys leptus Winterbottom 1980 Natal off Umhlangankulu River 1 Natal snakelet Natalichthys ori Winterbottom 1980 Natal off Umhlangankulu River 1 Nail snakelet Natalichthys sam Winterbottom 1980 Natal off Port Shepstone 1 Subfamily Pseudochrominae Dutoiti Pseudochromis dutoiti Smith 1955 Durban to Persian gulf 1 Dark dottyback Pseudochromis melas Lubbock 1977 1 specimen from Sodwana Bay 2 from Kenya 1 Natal dottyback Pseudochromis natalensis Regan 1916 Durban to Kenya 1 Bicoloured dottyback Pseudochromis pesi Lubbock 1975 Sodwana Bay and Gulf of Aqaba 1 Redlip dottyback Pseudochromis sp Kenya to Aliwal Shoal 1 Lightheaded dottyback Pseudochromis tauberae Lubbock 1977 Sodwana Bay to Madagascar and Kenya 1 Subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae Chlidichthys pembae Smith 1954 Tanzania Ibo Mozambique Comoros and Sodwana Bay 1 Family Rachycentridae Cobia Edit Prodigal son Rachycentron canadum Linnaeus 1766 Warm waters of the Atlantic and Indo Pacific occasionally reaching False Bay 1 Family Sciaenidae Kobs Edit Kob Giant Kob or Kabeljou Argyrosomus japonicus Temminck amp Schlegel 1843 Namibia to Natal 1 2 previously misidentified as Argyrosomus hololepidotus Lacepede 1801 1 Squaretail kob Argyrosomus thorpei Smith 1977 Algoa Bay to Tugela River 1 2 Geelbek Atractoscion aequidens Cuvier 1830 Angola to northern KwaZulu Natal 1 2 Longfin Kob Atrobucca nibe Jordan and Thompson 1911 Natal 1 Bellfish Johnius amblycephalus Bleeker 1855 Indo West Pacific to Algoa Bay 1 Small kob Johnius dussumieri Cuvier 1830 East London to Singapore 1 2 Snapper kob Otolithes ruber Bloch amp Schneider 1801 Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 2 Baardman or Belman Umbrina canariensis Valenciennes 1843 Morocco to the Cape of Good Hope through to Pakistan 1 2 Slender baardman Umbrina ronchus Valenciennes 1843 KwaZulu Natal 1 2 Family Scombropidae Gnomefishes Edit Gnomefish Scombrops boops Houttuyn 1782 Cape of Good Hope to Delagoa Bay 1 Family Serranidae Rockcods groupers and seabasses Edit Subfamily Anthiniinae Harlequin goldie Anthias connelli Heemstra and Randall 1986 off Brighton Beach south of Durban Harbour 1 Silver streak goldie Anthias cooperi Regan 1902 Natal coast and across Indian ocean to Japan and east coast of Australia 1 Checked swallowtail Holanthias borbonius Valenciennes 1828 1 specimen off Durban Mauritius Reunion Comores Madagascar and Japan 1 Gorgeous swallowtail Holanthias natalensis Fowler 1925 East London to Madagascar and Reunion 1 Threadfin goldie Nemanthias carberryi Smith 1954 Western Indian ocean south to Natal 1 Silverspots Plectranthias longimanus Weber 1913 Natal to Kenya 1 Flagfin Plectranthias morgansi Smith 1961 Five specimens off Kenya and 3 off South Africa 1 Redblotch basslet Plectranthias winniensis Tyler 1966 Western Indian ocean to Natal 1 Sea goldie Pseudanthias squamipinnis Peters 1855 Port Elizabeth to Mozambique 1 2 syn Anthias squamipinnis Subfamily Epinephelinae Goldribbon soapfish Aulacocephalus temminckii Bleeker 1854 Indo Pacific south to Durban 1 Peacock rockcod Cephalophalis argus Schneider 1801 Durban to Red sea 1 Golden rockcod Cephalopholis aurantia Valenciennes 1828 Mauritius Reunion Seychelles east and southern Africa south to Durban 1 Coral rockcod Cephalopholis miniata Forsskal 1775 Central KwaZulu Natal to Red Sea 1 2 Duskyfin rockcod Cephalopholis nigripinnis Valenciennes 1828 Indian Ocean south to Natal 1 Tomato rockcod Cephalopholis sonnerati Valenciennes 1828 Indian Ocean south to Durban 1 Smooth rockcod Dermatolepis striolatus Playfair 1867 Durban to Oman 1 White edged rockcod Epinephelus albomarginatus Boulenger 1903 East London to southern Mozambique 1 Catface rockcod Epinephelus andersoni Boulenger 1903 Mossel Bay to southern Mozambique 1 2 Squaretail rockcod Epinephelus areolatus Forsskal 1775 Natal to Red Sea 1 Whitespotted rockcod Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus Bloch 1790 Indian Ocean south to Natal 1 Moustache rockcod Epinephelus chabaudi Castelnau 1861 Algoa Bay to Kenya 1 Brownspotted rockcod Epinephelus chlorostigma Valenciennes 1828 Natal to Red Sea 1 Redbarred rockcod Epinephelus fasciatus Forsskal 1775 Port Alfred to Red Sea 1 Bigspot rockcod Epinephelus faveatus Valenciennes 1828 Indian Ocean to Natal 1 Yellowtail rockcod Epinephelus flavocaeruleus Lacepede 1802 Port Alfred to Kenya 1 Brindlebass Epinephelus lanceolatus Bloch 1790 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Algoa Bay 1 Streakyspot rockcod Epinephelus longispinis Kner 1865 Indian ocean Transkei to Indonesia 1 Yellowbelly rockcod Epinephelus marginatus Lowe 1834 Namibia to Mozambique 2 Formerly identified as Epinephelus guaza Linnaeus 1758 5 Speckled rockcod Epinephelus magniscuttis Postel Fourmanoir amp Gueze 1963 Sodwana Bay Mozambique Mauritius and Reunion 1 Malabar rockcod Epinephelus malabaricus Schneider 1801 Transkei to Red Sea 1 One blotch rockcod Epinephelus melanostigma Schultz 1953 Indian Ocean south to Durban 1 Honeycomb rockcod Epinephelus merra Bloch 1793 Indo West Pacific to Transkei 1 Contour rockcod Epinephelus morrhua Valenciennes 1833 Durban to Red Sea 1 Dot dash rockcod Epinephalus poecilonotus Temminck amp Schlegel 1842 Port Alfred to Somalia 1 Tiger rockcod Epinephelus posteli Fourmanoir amp Crosnier 1964 Natal Mozambique and Madagascar 1 Oblique banded rockcod Epinephelus radiatus Day 1867 Natal Mauritius Reunion south India Chagos archipelago east to southern Japan 1 Halfmoon rockcod Epinephelus rivulatus Valenciennes 1830 Algoa Bay to India 1 Foursaddle rockcod Epinephelus spilotoceps Schultz 1953 Natal to Kenya 1 Orangespotted rockcod Epinephelus suillus Valenciennes 1828 Natal to Persian Gulf 1 Greasy rockcod Epinephelus tauvina Forsskal 1775 Red Sea to Natal 1 Potato bass Epinephelus tukula Morgans 1959 Indo West Pacific from Central KwaZulu Natal to Japan and Australia 1 2 Lyretail or Swallowtail rockcod Variola louti Forsskal 1775 Central KwaZulu Natal to Mozambique 1 2 Subfamily Grammistinae Soapfishes and Podges Blotched podge Aporops bilinearis Schultz 1943 Sodwana Bay to Kenya 1 syn Aporops allfreei Smith 1953 Arrowhead soapfish Belonoperca chabanaudi Fowler amp Bean 1930 Central Pacific to east Africa south to Natal 1 Sixstripe soapfish Grammistes sexlineatus Thunberg 1792 East London to Red Sea 1 2 Honeycomb podge Pseudogramma polyacantha Bleeker 1856 Indo Pacific south to Sodwana Bay 1 Subfamily LiopropomatinaeSubfamily Serraninae Koester Acanthistius sebastoides Castelnau 1861 Namibia to Mozambique 1 2 Comber Serranus knysnaensis Gilchrist 1904 5 formerly identified as Serranus cabrilla Linnaeus 1758 1 Endemic False Bay to Durban 5 Family Sillaginidae Sillagos Edit Clubfoot sillago Sillago chondropus Bleeker 1849 Indo West Pacific south to Durban 1 Blotchy sillago Sillago maculatus Quoy and Gaimard 1824 China to South Africa 1 Silver smelt or Silver sillago Sillago sihama Forsskal 1775 Indo West Pacific south to Knysna 1 2 Family Sparidae Seabreams Edit River bream Acanthopagrus berda Forsskal 1775 Tropical Indo Pacific south to Knysna 1 2 Two bar seabream Acanthopagrus bifasciatus Forsskal 1775 Red Sea to Natal 1 Soldier bream Argyrops filamentosus Valenciennes 1830 Red Sea to Natal 1 King soldierbream Argyrops spinifer Forsskal 1775 Tropical Indo West Pacific south to Knysna 1 2 Carpenter Argyrozona argyrozona Valenciennes 1830 Cape Columbine to central KwaZulu Natal 1 2 Fransmadam Boopsoidea inornata Castelnau 1861 Cape Columbine to central KwaZulu Natal 1 2 Santer Cheimerius nufar Valenciennes 1830 Mossel Bay to Mozambique 2 Englishman Chrysoblephus anglicus Gilchrist amp Thompson 1908 Port Elizabeth to Mozambique 1 2 Dageraad Chrysoblephus cristiceps Valenciennes 1830 Cape Point to Durban 1 2 Red stumpnose or Miss Lucy Chrysoblephus gibbiceps Valenciennes 1830 Cape Point to East London 1 2 Roman Chrysoblephus laticeps Valenciennes 1830 Cape Point to southern KwaZulu Natal 2 Cape to Mauritius 1 False Englishman Chrysoblephus lophus Fowler 1925 Transkei to Northern KwaZulu Natal 2 Natal 1 Slinger Chrysoblephus puniceus Gilchrist amp Thompson 1908 Knysna to Mozambique 1 2 White karanteen Crenidens crenidens Forsskal 1775 Red Sea to East London 1 2 Poenskop or Black musselcrackerCymatoceps nasutus Castelnau 1861 Cape Columbine to Durban 1 2 Blacktail Diplodus capensis Smith 1844 Angola to Madagascar 1 2 syn Diplodus sargus capensis Zebra Diplodus cervinus hottentotus Smith 1844 Cape Point to Sodwana Bay 1 2 Janbruin Gymnocrotaphus curvidens Gunther 1859 Cape Point to Durban 1 2 West coast steenbras Lithognathus aureti Smith 1962 West coast Cape Town to Angola 1 2 White steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus Cuvier 1829 Orange River to Durban 1 2 Sand steenbras Lithognathus mormyrus Linnaeus 1758 Mediterranean to the Cape of Good Hope and round to Mozambique 1 2 Blue hottentot Pachymetopon aeneum Gilchrist amp Thompson 1908 Cape Point to Sodwana Bay 1 2 Hottentot Pachymetopon blochii Valenciennes 1830 Angola to Cape Agulhas 1 2 Bronze bream Pachymetopon grande Gunther 1859 Mossel Bay to Mozambique 2 Cape to Madagascar 1 Red tjor tjor or Sand soldier Pagellus natalensis Steindachner 1903 Mossel Bay to Madagascar 1 2 syn Pagellus bellottii natalensis Red steenbras Petrus rupestris Valenciennes 1830 Cape Point to Durban 1 2 German Polyamblyodon germanum Barnard 1934 East London to Maputo 1 2 Christie Polyamblodon gibbosum Pellegrin Natal to Beira 1 Blueskin Polysteganus caeruleopunctatus Klunzinger 1870 Red Sea to Natal south coast 1 Scotsman Polysteganus praeorbitalis Gunther 1859 Port Elizabeth to Beira 1 2 Seventy four Polysteganus undulosus Regan 1908 Port Elizabeth to Maputo 2 Cape of Good Hope to Delagoa Bay 1 Dane Porcostoma dentata Gilchrist amp Thompson 1908 Central KwaZulu Natal to Mozambique 2 Knysna to Beira 1 Panga Pterogymnus laniarius Valenciennes 1830 Cape Point to Transkei 2 Cape to Beira 1 White stumpnose Rhabdosargus globiceps Valenciennes 1830 Namibia to East London 2 Angola to Natal 1 Cape 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