The South African Saltwater And Offshore Fish Species List
South Africa's most popular recreational activity is angling, and who
can disagree with that! With all the species of Saltwater fish within
easy access off our coast line, its a mouthwatering prospect for any
angler or fisherman! There are all sorts of fish that can be targeted
from Sharks and Rays to Kob and Grunter, South Africa has a huge variety
of saltwater fish in many habitats such as estuaries, rivers, gullies,
surf zone and deep water offshore.
South African Ocean Fish; Fish Of The Sea And Saltwater
List Of all
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Saltwater fish are unbelievable and of the 320+ common species
each one of them have their own individual qualities. Below you will
find a list of all the common ocean dwelling fish species. These
offshore marine animals are very important to the salt water
habitats. Over fishing is currently a big problem as fisheries are
catching more than they should be. If we are not careful, one day,
there will be no saltwater fish left in the oceans and then what
will we do? Life without offshore fish and fishing would not be
pleasant. The species list of all saltwater fish is below, read and
enjoy! (The list below is in no particular order)
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South African Saltwater
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Elephantfish |
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Silvertip Shark |
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Bronze Whaler |
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Spinner Shark |
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Bull (Zambezi) Shark |
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Blacktip Shark |
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Dusky Shark |
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Sandbar Shark |
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Blackspot Shark |
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Tiger Shark |
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Soupfin Shark |
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Hardnose Shark |
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Houndshark |
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Spotted Gullyshark |
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Milkshark |
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Black Stingray |
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Blue Stingray |
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Butterflyray |
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Honeycomb Stingray |
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Sharpnose Stingray |
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Bluespotted Ribbontail |
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Round Ribbontail |
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Cowshark |
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Whitespotted Shark |
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Great White Shark |
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Devilray |
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Spotted Eagleray |
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Eagleray |
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Bullray |
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Flapnose Ray |
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Ragged Tooth Shark |
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Leopard Shark |
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Largetooth Sawfish |
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Spearnose Skate |
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Lesser Guitarfish (Sandshark) |
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Greyspot Guitarfish (Sandshark) |
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Giant Guitarfish (Sandshark) |
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Banded Catshark |
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Tiger Catshark |
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Puffadder Shyshark |
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Striped Catshark |
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Blackspotted Catshark |
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Leopard Catshark |
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Smooth Hammerhead Shark |
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Spotted Spiny Dogfish |
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Bluntnose Spiny Dogfish |
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African Angelshark |
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Marbled Electric Ray |
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Painted Surgeon |
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Convict Surgeon |
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Yellowfin Surgeon |
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Longhorn Unicorn |
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Bonefish |
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Slender Glassy |
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Longspine Glassy |
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Masked Cardinal |
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White Seacatfish |
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Cape Silverside |
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Hardyhead Silverside |
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Clown Triggerfish |
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Rectangular Triggerfish |
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Bridle Triggerfish |
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Barred Needlefish |
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Yellowfin Needlefish |
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Maned Blenny |
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Largetooth Flounder |
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Shrimp Scad |
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Threadfin Mirrorfish |
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Indian Mirrorfish |
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Longfin Kingfish |
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Shortfin Kingfish |
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Longnose Kingfish |
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Blue Kingfish |
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Yellowspotted Kingfish |
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Bludger |
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Bumpnose Kingfish |
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Malabar Kingfish |
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Giant Kingfish |
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Bluefin Kingfish |
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Brassy Kingfish |
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Blacktip Kingfish |
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Bigeye Kingfish |
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Slender Scad |
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Rainbow Runner |
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Golden Kingfish |
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Garrick (Leervis) |
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Torpedo Scad |
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Largemouth Queenfish |
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Needlescaled Queenfish |
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Cape Yellowtail |
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Longfin Yellowtail |
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Black Banded Yellowtail |
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African Pompano |
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Snubnose Pompano |
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Largespot Pompano (Wave Garrick) |
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Horse Mackerel |
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Razorfish |
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Threadfin Butterflyfish |
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Brown Butterflyfish |
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Spotted Butterflyfish |
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Whitespotted Butterflyfish |
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Halfmoon Butterflyfish |
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Pearly Butterflyfish |
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Doublesash Butterflyfish |
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Maypole Butterflyfish |
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Rightangle Butterflyfish |
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Limespot Butterflyfish |
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Vagabond Butterflyfish |
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Longnose Butterflyfish |
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Coachman |
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Milkfish |
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Butterfish(Twotone Fingerfin) |
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Natal Fingerfin |
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Wolfherring |
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Spotted Hawkfish |
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Moorish Idol |
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East Coast Roundherring |
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Estuarine Roundherring |
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Kelee Shad |
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Pilchard |
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Galjoen |
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Banded Galjoen |
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Dorado |
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Fringelip Tonguesole |
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Cave Bass |
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Sickle Fish |
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Remora Shark |
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Springer |
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Cape Anchovy |
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Glassnose |
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Longfin Batfish |
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Spadefish |
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Snoek (Barracouta) |
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Smallscale Pursemouth |
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Threadfin Pursemouth |
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Tank Goby |
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African Mudhopper |
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Sixstripe Soapfish |
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Sailfin Rubberlip |
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Dusky Rubberlip |
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Lemonfish |
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Whitebarred Rubberlip |
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Minstrel |
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Spotted Grunter |
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Grey Grunter |
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Javelin Grunter |
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Saddle Grunter |
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Cock Grunter |
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Pinky (Olive) Grunter |
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Strepie |
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Striped Grunter |
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White Musselcracker |
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Streentjie |
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Great Barracuda |
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Pickhandle Barracuda |
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Evileyed Puffer |
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Milkspotted Puffer |
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Cuttlefish |
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Grass Klipfish |
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Bluntnose Kingfish |
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Super Klipfish |
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Fish Species List
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Spotted Halfbeak |
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Crimson Squirrelfish |
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Crown Squirrelfish |
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Sailfish |
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Black Marlin |
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Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin |
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Striped Marlin |
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Barred Flagtail |
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Grey Chub |
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Natal Wrasse |
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Saddleback Hogfish |
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Diana's Hogfish |
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Lined Hogfish |
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Goldsaddle Hogfish |
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Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse |
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Greater Amberjack |
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Goldbar Wrasse |
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Rainbow Wrasse |
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Ladder Wrasse |
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Toothed Soapy |
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Soapy |
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Slender Deep-Sea Soapy |
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Grey Barenose |
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Yellowfin Emperor |
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Longnose Emperor |
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Blue Emperor |
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Tripletail |
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Streaker |
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River Snapper |
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Twinspot Snapper |
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Spotsnapper |
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Humpback Snapper |
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Bluebanded Snapper |
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Speckled Snapper |
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One-Spot Snapper |
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Bloodsnapper |
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Emperor Snapper |
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Rosy Jobfish |
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Oxeye Tarpon |
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Moonfish |
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Hake |
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Cape Moony |
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Southern Mullet |
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Striped Mullet |
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Flathead Mullet |
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Longarm Mullet |
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Indian Goatfish |
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Banddot Goatfish |
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Backsaddle Goatfish |
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Yellowbanded Goatfish |
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Pike Conger |
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Honeycomb Moray Eel |
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Yellowedged Moray Eel |
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Slender Giant Moray Eel |
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Silverflash Spinecheek |
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Kingklip |
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Cape Knifejaw |
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Natal Knifejaw |
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Longhorn Cowfish |
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Dusky Sweeper |
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Bartail Flathead |
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Striped Barbel |
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Eel Barbel |
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Striped Threadfin |
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Emperor Angelfish |
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Semicircle Angelfish |
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Old Woman |
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Fourbar Damsel |
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Spot Damsel |
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Sergeant Major |
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Clownfish |
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Shad Elf |
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Cobia |
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Kob (Daga, Kabeljou) |
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King Kob |
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Cape Salmon |
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Longfin Kob |
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Mini Kob |
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Snapper Kob |
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Baardman |
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Saury |
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Wahoo |
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Frigate Tuna |
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Eastern Little Tuna |
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Oceanic Bonito (Skipjack) |
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Indian Mackerel |
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Striped Bonito |
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Chub Mackerel |
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Couta |
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Queen Mackerel |
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Longfin tuna |
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Yellowfin Tuna |
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Bigeye Tuna |
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Jacopever |
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Devil Firefish |
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Bigscale Scorpionfish |
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False Jacopever |
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Stonefish |
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Stonebream |
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Sea Goldfish |
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Peacock Rockcod |
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Coral Rockcod |
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Tomato Rockcod |
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White Edged Rockcod |
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Spotted Rockcod |
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Brownspotted Rockcod |
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Redbarred Rockcod |
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Yellowtail Rockcod |
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Yellowbelly Rockcod |
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Brindle Bass |
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Malabar Rockcod |
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Halfmoon Rockcod |
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Potato Bass |
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Swallowtail Rockcod |
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Whitespotted Rabbitfish |
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Silver Sillago |
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East Coast Sole |
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Blackhand Sole |
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River Bream |
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Soldierbream |
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King Soldierbream |
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Carpenter |
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Fransmaddam |
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Santer |
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Englishman |
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Dageraad |
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Red Stumpnose |
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Roman |
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False Englishman |
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Slinger |
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White Karanteen |
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Black Musselcracker |
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Zebra Fish |
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Blacktail (Dassie) |
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John Brown |
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West Coast Steenbras |
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White Steenbras |
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Sand Steenbras |
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Blue Hottentot |
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Hottentot |
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Bronze Bream |
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Natal Sandbream |
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Red Steenbras |
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German |
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Blueskin |
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Scotsman |
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Seventyfour |
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Dane |
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Panga |
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Cape Stumpnose |
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White Stumpnose |
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Natal Stumpnose |
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Bigeye Stumpnose |
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Largescale Lizardfish |
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Thornfish |
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Blackback |
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Cape Gurnard |
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Target John Dory |
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Koester Rockod |
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Tigerfin Rockcod |
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