List of marine fishes of South Africa

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This is a list of 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.

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. Details of each species may be available through the relevant internal links. Synonyms may be listed where useful.

File:Marine species distribution reference map Southern Africa.png
Map of the Southern African coastline showing some of the landmarks referred to in species range statements


Superclass Agnatha — Jawless fishes (Cyclostomes)

Class Myxini

Order Myxiniformes — Hagfishes

Family: Myxinidae

Superclass Gnathostomata — Jawed fishes

Class Chondrichthyes — Cartilaginous fishes

Subclass Elasmobranchii — Sharks and Rays

Superorder Rajomorphii — Rays (including skates, guitarfish and sawfish)
Order Myliobatiformes — Stingrays

Superfamily: Myliobatoidea
Family: Gymnuridae

  • Japanese butterflyray Gymnura japonica (Temminck and Schlegel, 1850) (Agulhas bank)[1] (Identification provisional)
  • Backwater butterflyray Gymnura natalensis (Gilchrist and Thompson, 1911) (Mossel Bay to southern Mozambique)[1]

Family: Myliobatidae — Eagle rays

Family: Hexatrygonidae — Sixgill stingrays

Order Pristiformes — Sawfishes

Family: Pristidae — Sawfishes

Order Rajiformes — Rays, skates and guitarfish

Superfamily: Dasyatoidea

Family: Dasyatidae — Stingrays

Superfamily: Rajoidea — Skates

Family: Rajidae — Skates

Superfamily: Rhinobatoidea — Guitarfish (Sandsharks)

Family: Rhinobatidae — Guitarfish

Order Torpediniformes — Electric rays

Family: Narkidae

  • Ornate torpedo ray Electrolux addisoni Compagno & Heemstra, 2007 (Coffee Bay, Eastern Cape Province, to just north of Durban, kwaZulu-Natal)[7]
  • Natal electric ray Heteronarce garmani Regan, 1921 (Algoa Bay to KwaZulu-Natal)[1]
  • Onefin electric ray or Torpedo ray Narke capensis (Gmelin, 1789) (Atlantic coast of Cape Peninsula to Madagascar)[1][3][5]

Family: Torpedinidae

Superorder Selachimorpha — Sharks
Order Carcharhiniformes — Ground sharks

Family: Carcharhinidae — Requiem sharks

Family: Hemigaleidae

Family: Proscylliidae

Family: Scyliorhinidae — Catsharks

Family: Sphyrnidae — Hammerhead sharks

  • Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) (East London to Mozambique)[2][4]
  • Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837) (Natal to tropical Indo-Pacific)[1][2]
  • Smooth hammerheadSphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) (South Cape to southern Mozambique, occasionally on west coast. Warm temperate waters of both hemispheres)[1][2]

Family: Triakidae — Houndsharks


Order Hexanchiformes — Cow and frill sharks

Family: Hexanchidae — Cow sharks

Order Lamniformes — Mackerel sharks

Family: Alopiidae — Thresher sharks

Family: Cetorhinidae — Basking sharks

  • Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) (Temperate waters of all oceans, a few records from south-western Cape)[1]

Family: Lamnidae — Mackerel sharks

Family: Mitsukurinidae — Goblin sharks

Family: Odontaspididae

Family: Pseudocarchariidae — Crocodile sharks

Order Orectolobiformes — Carpet sharks

Family: Ginglymostomatidae

Family: Rhincodontidae — Whale sharks

Family: Stegostomatidae

Order Pristiophoriformes — Sawsharks

Family: Pristiophoridae

Order Squaliformes — Dogfish sharks

Family: Echinorhinidae — Bramble sharks

Family: Squalidae — Dogfishes

Order Squatiniformes — Angelsharks

Family: Squatinidae

Subclass Holocephali — Chimaeras

Order Chimaeriformes

Family: Callorhinchidae — Elephantfish

Family: Chimaeridae — Chimaeras

Family: Rhinochimaeridae — Longnose chimaeras

Superclass Osteichthyes — Bony fishes

See article List of marine bony fishes of South Africa

References

  1. ↑ 1.000 1.001 1.002 1.003 1.004 1.005 1.006 1.007 1.008 1.009 1.010 1.011 1.012 1.013 1.014 1.015 1.016 1.017 1.018 1.019 1.020 1.021 1.022 1.023 1.024 1.025 1.026 1.027 1.028 1.029 1.030 1.031 1.032 1.033 1.034 1.035 1.036 1.037 1.038 1.039 1.040 1.041 1.042 1.043 1.044 1.045 1.046 1.047 1.048 1.049 1.050 1.051 1.052 1.053 1.054 1.055 1.056 1.057 1.058 1.059 1.060 1.061 1.062 1.063 1.064 1.065 1.066 1.067 1.068 1.069 1.070 1.071 1.072 1.073 1.074 1.075 1.076 1.077 1.078 1.079 1.080 1.081 1.082 1.083 1.084 1.085 1.086 1.087 1.088 1.089 1.090 1.091 1.092 1.093 1.094 1.095 1.096 1.097 1.098 1.099 1.100 1.101 1.102 1.103 1.104 1.105 1.106 1.107 1.108 1.109 1.110 1.111 1.112 1.113 1.114 1.115 1.116 1.117 1.118 1.119 1.120 1.121 1.122 1.123 1.124 1.125 1.126 1.127 1.128 1.129 1.130 1.131 1.132 1.133 1.134 1.135 1.136 1.137 1.138 1.139 1.140 1.141 1.142 1.143 1.144 1.145 1.146 1.147 1.148 1.149 1.150 1.151 1.152 1.153 1.154 1.155 1.156 1.157 1.158 1.159 1.160 1.161 Ed. Smith, Margaret M, and Heemstra, P. Smith's sea fishes. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown. Struik publishers, Cape Town, 2003. ISBN 1-86872-890-0
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 Branch, G.M. Griffiths, C.L. Branch, M.L. Beckley, L.E. Two Oceans: A guide to the marine life of southern Africa. 5th impression, David Philip, Cape Town, 2000. ISBN 0-86486-250-4
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-41639-9
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 King, Dennis., and Fraser, Valda. More reef fishes and nudibranchs. Struik, Cape Town, 2001. ISBN 1-86872-686-X
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 Zsilavecz, Guido, Coastal fishes of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay: A divers' identification guide. SURG, Cape Town, 2005. ISBN 0-620-34230-7
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 King, Dennis. Reef fishes and corals: East coast of southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town, 1996. ISBN 1-86825-981-1
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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