List of marine Perciform fishes of South Africa

Subfamily: Acanthurinae — Surgeonfishes

• Tailring surgeon Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835 (Indo-Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Pencilled surgeon Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 (Port Alfred to Mozambique)[2](Algoa Bay to western Pacific)[1]
• Powder-blue surgeonfish Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1832 (Sodwana Bay to Indonesia)[1]
• Bluebanded surgeon Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Indo-Pacific south to Durban)[1][2]
• Elongate surgeon Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829) (Indo-Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Epaulette surgeon Acanthurus nigricauda Duncker and Mohr, 1929 (Indo-Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Brown surgeon Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775) (Indo-Pacific south to Coffee Bay)[1][2]
• Lieutenant surgeonfish Acanthurus tennanti Günther, 1861 (Western Indian Ocean from Natal to Sri Lanka)[1]
• Chocolate surgeon Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923) (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Convict surgeon Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Indo-Pacific south to Bashee River, with postlarvae as far as Algoa Bay)[2]
• Yellowfin surgeon Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 (Durban to eastern Pacific)[1]
• Twospot bristletooth Ctenochaetus binotatus Randall, 1955 (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Striped bristletooth Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Spotted bristletooth Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Palette surgeon Paracanthurus hepatus (Natal to central Pacific)[1]
• Spotted tang Zebrasoma gemmatum (Valenciennes, 1835) (Mauritius, Madagascar, Sodwana Bay and 3 specimens from Durban)[1]
• Twotone tang Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Sailfin tang Zebrasoma veliferum (Bloch, 1797) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]

Subfamily: Nasinae — Unicornfishes

• Whitemargin unicorn Naso annulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)[1]
• Humpback unicorn Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Spotted unicorn Naso brevirostris (Valenciennes, 1835) (Indo-Pacific south to Durban, with juveniles drifting to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Orange-spine unicorn Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801) (Indo-Pacific south to Durban)[1][2]
• Humpnose unicorn Naso tuberosus Lacepède 1802 (Natal to Gilbert Islands)[1]
• Bluespine unicorn Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Bignose unicorn Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]

• Orbicular batfish Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775) (Indo-West Pacific south to Knysna)[1][2]
• Dusky batfis Platax pinnatus (Linnaeus. 1758) (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay, possibly Durban)[1]
• Longfin batfish Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775) (Indo-West Pacific south to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Spadefish Tripterodon orbis Playfair, 1867 (Port Elizabeth to Kenya)[1][2]

• Louvar Luvarus imperialis Rafinesque, 1810 (All oceans and Mediterranean sea, Not reported in polar seas or near equator)[1]

• Scatty Scatophagus tetracanthus (Lacepède, 1802) (Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[1]

• Starspotted rabbitfish Siganus stellatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Kosi Bay north to Red Sea)[1]
• Whitespotted rabbitfish Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835) (Western Indian Ocean, stragglers as far south as Knysna)[1][2]

• Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Africa to Mexico south to Mossel Bay)[1][2] (syn. Zanclus canescens)

• Dwarf blenny Alloblennius parvus Springer & Spreitzar, 1978 (Comores and 1 specimen from Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Moustached rockskipper Antennablennius australis Fraser-Brunner, 1951 (Port Elizabeth to Red Sea)[1]
• Horned rockskipper Antennablennius bifilum (Günther, 1861) (Port Alfred to the Persian Gulf)[1][2]
• Floating blenny Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836) (Red Sea south to Knysna)[1]
• Mimic blenny Aspidontis taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (Red Sea south to Durban)[1][2] (syn. Aspidontus taeniatus tractusFowler, 1903)
• Looseskin blenny Chalaroderma capito (Valenciennes, 1836) (Saldanha Bay to East London)[1]
• Two-eyed blenny Chalaroderma ocellata (Gilchrist and Thompson, 1908) (Saldanha Bay to Port Elizabeth)[1]
• Blackflap blenny Cirripectes auritus (Carlson, 1981) (Line islands, Philippines, Grand Comoro, Kenya and Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Muzzled rockskipper Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Golden blenny Ecsenius midas (Starck, 1969) (Red Sea to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Nalolo Ecsenius nalolo Smith, 1959 (Red Sea to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Fringelip rockskipper Entomacrodus epalzeocheilus (Bleeker, 1859) (Indo-Pacific, 1 specimen from Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Pearly rockskipper Entomacrodus striatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1836 (Western Indian Ocean to 30°S)[1]
• Leopard rockskipper Exilias brevis (Kner, 1868) (Red Sea to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Highbrow rockskipper Hirculops cornifer (Rüppell, 1830) (Red Sea to Pondoland)[1]
• Streaky rockskipper Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836) (Indo-Pacific south to Bashee River)[1][2]
• Rippled rockskipper Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801) (Indo-Pacific south to East London)[1][2]
• Picture rockskipper Istiblennius gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1836) (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Impspringer Istiblennius impudens Smith, 1959 (Western Indian Ocean south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Bullethead rockskipper Istiblennius periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Indo-Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Rusi blenny Mimoblennius rusi Springer & Spreitzer, 1978 (Known only from Sodwana Bay area)[1]
• Bandit blenny Omobranchus banditus Smith, 1959 (Bazaruto to Port Alfred)[1][2]
• Kappie blenny Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Eastern Cape estuaries, East London to Knysna)[1][2]
• Horned blenny Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Northern Namibia to Sodwana Bay, Endemic)[1][2]
• Ringneck blenny Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829) (Knysna to Sodwana Bay)[1][2]
• Kosi rockskipper Pereulixia kosiensis (Regan, 1908) (Durban north to Pakistan)[1]
• Sabretooth blenny Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836) (Natal to Japan and New Guinea)[1]
• Twostripe blenny Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1853) (Indo-Pacific south to Knysna)[1]
• Piano blenny Plagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857) (Indo-Pacific south to False Bay)[1]
• Maned blenny Scartella emarginata (Günther, 1861) (Southern Angola to India)[1][2]
• Japanese snakeblenny Xiphasia matsubarai Okada & Suzuki, 1952 (Western Indian Ocean south to False Bay)[1]
• Snakeblenny Xiphasia setifer Swainson, 1839 (Red Sea to False Bay)[1]

• Lace klipfish Blennioclinus brachycephalus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Melkboschstrand to Kei River)[1]
• Silverbubble klipfish Blennioclinus stella Smith, 1946 (Algoa Bay to north of Durban)[1]
• Snaky klipfish Blenniophis anguillaris (Valenciennes, 1836) (Lüderitz Bay to East London)[1]
• Striped klipfish Blenniophis striatus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Saldanha Bay to East London)[1]
• Slender platanna-klipfish Cancelloxus burrelli Smith, 1961 (Orange River to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Whiteblotched klipfish Cancelloxus elongatus Heemstra and Wright, 1986 (Storms River mouth to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Barbelled klipfish Cirrhibarbus capensis Valenciennes, 1836 (Lamberts Bay to East London)[1]
• Fleet klipfish Climacoporus navalis Barnard, 1935 (Still Bay to Port St, Johns. Once from False Bay)[1]
• Ladder klipfish Clinoporus biporosus (Gilchrist and Thompson, 1908) (Saldanha Bay to False Bay)[1]
• Sad klipfish Clinus acuminatus (Schneider, 1801) (Lüderitz Bay to west of Algoa Bay)[1]
• Agile klipfish Clinus agilis Smith, 1931 (Namibia (20°49'S) to Port Alfred)[1][2]
• Onrust klipfish Clinus berrisfordi Penrith, 1967 (Weedy areas of False Bay to Skoenmakerskop, just west of Algoa Bay)[1]
• Cape klipfish Clinus brevicristatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 (Lamberts Bay to False Bay)[1]
• Bluntnose klipfish Clinus cottoides Valenciennes, 1836 (Olifants River (Namaqualand) to Kei River)[1][2]
• Helen's klipfish Clinus helenae (Smith, 1946) (Boknes (west of Port Alfred) to Bashee River)[1]
• West coast klipfish Clinus heterodon Valenciennes, 1836 (Orange River to Cape Agulhas)[2](Swakopmund to False Bay)[1]
• False Bay klipfish Clinus latipinnis Valenciennes, 1836 (Table Bay to Cape Agulhas)[1]
• Chinese klipfish Clinus nemopterus Günther, 1861 (False Bay and Algoa Bay)[1]
• Robust klipfish Clinus robustus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 (Cape of Good Hope to East London)[1]
• Kelp klipfish Clinus rotundifrons Barnard, 1937 (Lüderitz Bay to Cape of Good Hope)[1]
• Bot river klipfish Clinus spatulatus Bennett, 1983 (Bot river and Kleinmond estuary)[1]
• Super klipfish or Highfin klipfish Clinus superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Namibia (18°59'S) to Kei River)[1][2]
• Bull klipfish Clinus taurus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 (Möwe Point (Namibia) to Port Alfred)[1]
• Speckled klipfish Clinus venustris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 (Orange River to East London)[2](Lüderitz Bay to Port Alfred)[1]
• Oldman klipfish Clinus woodi Smith, 1946 (Kei River to Inhambane)[1]
• Mousey klipfish Fuscomimus mus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (False Bay to Coffee Bay)[1]
• Nosestripe klipfish Muraenoclinus dorsalis (Bleeker, 1860) (Orange River to Durban)[2](Lüderitz Bay to southern Natal)[1]
• Grass klipfish Pavoclinus graminis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (False Bay to Inhambane)[1][2]
• Rippled klipfish Pavoclinus laurentii (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Port Elizabeth to Maputo)[2] (Port Alfred to Inhambane)[1]
• Slinky klipfish Pavoclinus litorafontis Penrith, 1965 (False Bay; Strandfontein intertidal caulerpa beds, and Onrust river mouth)[1]
• Bearded klipfish Pavoclinus mentalis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Algoa Bay to St. Lucia)[1]
• Mya's Klipfish Pavoclinus myae Christensen, 1978 (East London to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Peacock klipfish Pavoclinus pavo (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Lüderitz Bay to Kei River)[1]
• Deepwater klipfish Pavoclinus profundus Smith, 1961 (Off Knysna to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Deep reef klipfish Pavoclinus smalei Heemstra & Wright, 1986 (off Storm's River mouth)[1]
• Leafy klipfish Smithichthys fucorum (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Cape Point to Bashee River)[1]
• Platanna klipfish Xenopoclinus kochi Smith, 1948 (Lamberts Bay to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Leprous platanna klipfish Xenopoclinus leprosus Smith, 1961 (Orange River mouth to Algoa Bay)[1]

• Cape triplefin Cremnochorites capensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (False Bay to Port Alfred)[1][2]
• Yellow triplefin Enneapterygius abeli (Klausewitz, 1960) (Red Sea to northern Natal)[1]
• Barred triplefin Enneapterygius clarckae (Holleman, 1982) (Red Sea to Natal)[1]
• Highcrest triplefin Enneapterygius pusillus Rüppell, 1835 (Red Sea to northern Natal)[1]
• Blotched triplefin Enneapterygius ventermaculus Holleman, 1982 (Natal to Pakistan)[1]
• Blackfin triplefin Helcogramma fuscopinna Holleman, 1982 (Indian Ocean south to Durban)[1]
• Hotlips triplefin Helcogramma obtusirostris (Klunzinger, 1871) (Red Sea to Coffee Bay)[1][2]
• Rough-head triplefin Norfolkia springeri Clark, 1979 (Natal to Red Sea)[1]

• Longtail dragonet Callionymus gardineri Regan, 1908 (Indian Ocean south to Natal)[1]
• Sand dragonet Callionymus marleyi Regan, 1919 (Cape of Good Hope eastward to Persian Gulf)[1]
• Dainty dragonet Draculo celetus (Smith, 1963) (Known only from Eastern Cape, Durban and Inhaca island)[1]
• Ladder dragonet Paracallionymus costatus (Boulenger, 1898) (Lüderitz Bay to Inhaca)[1]
• Deep-water dragonet Synchiropus monacanthus Smith, 1935 (Port Alfred to Zanzibar)[1]
• Dwarf dragonet Synchiropus postulus Smith, 1963 (Sodwana Bay to Tanzania)[1]
• Starry dragonet Synchiropus stellatus Smith, 1963 (Sodwana Bay to northern Mozambique)[1]

• Chubby clingfish Apletodon pellegrini (Chabanaud, 1925) (Senegal (west Africa) to Port Alfred)[1]
• Rocksucker Chorisochismus dentex (Pallas, 1769) (Port Nolloth to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1][2]
• Bigeye clingfish Diplecogaster megalops Briggs, 1955 (False Bay to Durban)[1]
• Weedsucker Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps Smith, 1943 (Lüderitz to Kei River mouth)[1]
• Pale clingfish Lepadichthys caritus Briggs, 1969 (Sodwana Bay to Seychelles)[1]
• Eyestripe clingfish Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan, 1921 (Southern KwaZulu-Natal (31°S) to Tanzania)[1]
• Doubleline clingfish Lepadichthys lineatus Briggs, 1966 (Sodwana Bay and Red sea)[1]
• Mini-clingfish Pherallodus smithi Briggs, 1955 (Durban)[1]

• Duckbill sleeper Butis butis (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1922) (Tropical Indo-West pacific south to Mgeni Beachwood estuary)[1]
• Blackspot sleeper Butis melanostigma (Bleeker, 1849) (Port St Johns. Also tropical western Pacific)[1]
• Dusky sleeper Eleotris fusca (Schneider, 1801) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Coffee Bay)[1]
• Widehead sleeper Eleotris mauritianus (Bennett, 1831) (Umtata River to Mozambique)[1]
• Broadhead sleeper Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker, 1852 (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Qora River)[1]
• Golden sleeper Hypseleotris dayi Smith, 1950 (Fresh and brackish water, St. Lucia and Empangeni, Natal)[1]
• Flathead sleeper Ophiocara porocephala (Valenciennes, 1837) (Durban to Shimoni)[1]

Subfamily Amblyopinae

• Bulldog eelgoby Taenioides esquivel Smith, 1946 (Delagoa Bay to Transkei)[1]
• Bearded eelgoby Taenioides jacksoni Smith, 1943 (Estuaries of Natal)[1]
• Comb goby Trypauchen microcephalus Bleeker, 1860 (Indo-West Pacific south to Natal)[1]

Subfamily Gobiinae

• Mangrove goby Acentrogobius audax Smith, 1959 (Natal)[1]
• Pinkbar goby Amblyeleotris aurora (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977) (Islands of western Indian Ocean from Maldives southwards and northern Natal)[1]
• Gorgeous goby Amblyeleotris wheeleri (Polunin & Lubbock, 1977) (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Butterfly goby Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Read sea south to Durban)[1]
• Starryfin goby Asterropteryx semipunctatus Rüppell, 1830 (Ind-Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Bearded goby Barbuligobius boehlkei Lachler & McKinney, 1974 (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Whitespotted goby Bathygobius albopunctataus(Valenciennes, 1837) (Inhaca south to Transkei)[1]
• Cocos frillgoby Bathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker, 1854) (Indo-Pacific south to Transkei)[1]
• Cheekscaled frillgoby Bathygobius cotticeps (Steindachner, 1880) (Indo-Pacific south to Coffee Bay)[1]
• Spotted frillgoby Bathygobius cyclopterus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Transkei)[1]
• Brownboy goby Bathygobius laddi (Fowler, 1931) (Inhaca to Coffee Bay)[1]
• Black minigoby Bathygobius niger (Smith, 1960) (Transkei to Natal, also India and Sri-Lanka)[1]
• Brownlined goby Bathygobius sp. (Indo-West Pacific south to Xora River)[1]
• Agulhas goby Caffrogobius agulhensis (Barnard, 1927) (False Bay to East London)[1]
• Banded goby Caffrogobius caffer (Günther, 1874) (Natal to False Bay)[1][2]
• Prison goby Caffrogobius gilchristi (Boulenger, 1898) (Table Bay to Mozambique Island)[1][2](syn. Caffrogobius multifasciatus)
• Baldy Caffrogobius natalensis (Günther, 1874) (Knysna to Natal)[1]
• Barehead goby Caffrogobius nudiceps (Valenciennes, 1827) (Walvis Bay to East London)[1][2]
• Commafin goby Caffrogobius saldanha (Barnard, 1927) (Saldanha Bay to southern Transkei)[1]
• Pacific goby Callogobius sclateri (Steindachner, 1880) (Sodwana Bay and tropical Pacific)[1]
• Kaalpens goby Coryogalops william (Smith, 1948) (Inhaca to Still Bay)[1](syn. Monishia william (Smith, 1947))
• Naked goby Croilia mossambica Smith, 1955 (Southern Mozambique to south of Durban)[1][3]
• Sailfin goby Cryptocentrus pretoriusi Smith, 1958 (Known only from Pondoland)[1]
• Blackthroat goby Favonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934) (Indo-West Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Tropical sand goby Favonigobius reichei Bleeker, 1953 (Indo-West Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Barenape goby Fusigobius duospilus Hoese & Reader, 1985 (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Longspine goby Fusigobius longispinus Goren, 1978 (Kenya to Durban)[1]
• Sleepy goby Glossogobius biocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Indo-Pacific south to East London)[1]
• River goby Glossogobius callidus (Smith, 1937) (Aldabra, Mozambique, south to Port Elizabeth)[1]
• Tank goby Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) (Indo-West Pacific south to Port St. Johns)[1]
• Rippled coralgoby Gobiodon rivulatus (Rüppell) (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Poreless goby Hetereleotris apora (Hoese and Winterbottom, 1979) (Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Locusthead Hetereleotris tentaculata (Seychelles and Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Goggles Hetereleotris zonata (Fowler, 1934) (Natal to Port Alfred)[1]
• Smoothscale goby Hetereleotris margaretae Hoese, 1986 (Known only from Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Decorated goby Istigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927) (Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Pearl goby Istigobius spence (Smith, 1946) (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Taileyed goby Parachaeturichthyus polynema (Bleeker, 1953) (Indo-West Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Redhead goby Paragobiodon echinocephalus (Rüppell, 1830) (Indo-West Pacific, associated with Stylophora coral)[1]
• Backfin goby Paragobiodon lacunicolis (Kendall & Goldsborough, 1911) (Indo-Pacific)[1]
• Emerald goby Paragobiodon xanthosomus (Bleeker, 1852) (Indo-West Pacific, associated with the coral Seriatopora hystrix)[1]
• Scalynape goby Pleurosicya annandalei (Hornell & Fowler, 1922) (Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Toothy goby Pleurosicya mossambica (Smith, 1959) (Sodwana Bay, Mozambique, Seychelles and tropical Indo-West Pacific)[1]
• Pleurosicya sp. 1 (Sodwana Bay, Seychelles, Chagos archipelago, tropical Indian Ocean and western tropical Pacific)[1]
• Convict goby Priolepis cincta (Regan, 1908) (Indo-West Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Sodwana goby Priolepis sp. (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Knysna sandgoby Psammogobius knysnaensis Smith, 1935 (Port Nolloth to northern KwaZulu-Natal)[1][2]
• Barebreast goby Silhouettia sibayi Farquharson, 1970 (Known only from Lake Sibayi and Kosi Bay)[1]
• Pelagic goby Sufflogobius bibarbatus (von Bonde, 1923) (Port Nolloth to Saldanha Bay)[1]
• Polkadot goby Trimma corallina (Smith, 1969) (Phinda to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Flame goby Trimma macrophthalma (Tomiyama, 1936) (Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Pennant glider Valencienna strigata (Broussonet, 1787) (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay[1]
• Shadow goby Yongeichthys nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) (Western tropical Pacific and Indian oceans south to Durban)[1]

Subfamily Gobionellinae

• Freshwater goby Awaous aeneofuscus (Peters, 1852) (Estuaries and freshwaters from Algoa Bay to Zambezi)[1]
• Weeper Gnatholepis sp. 1 (Western Indian Ocean south to Transkei)[1]
• Slender weeper Gnatholepis sp. 2 (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Durban goby Mugilogobius durbanensis (Barnard, 1927) (Southern Mozambique to Coffee Bay)[1]
• Meander goby Mugilogobius inhacae (Smith, 1959) (Southern Mozambique to Natal)[1]
• Sharptail goby Oligolepis acutipennis(Valenciennes, 1837) (Indo-West Pacific south to Great Fish River)[1]
• Kei goby Oligolepis keiensis (Smith, 1938) (Seychelles, Madagascar and Inhaca to Fish River Mouth)[1]
• Maned goby Oxyurichthys microlepis (Bleeker, 1849) (Indo-West Pacific south to Xora River mouth)[1]
• Eyebrow goby Oxyurichthys ophthalmonema (Bleeker, 1857) (Indo-West Pacific south to Xora River mouth)[1]
• Dwarfgoby Pandaka silvana (Barnard, 1943) (Northern Mozambique to Knysna)[1]
• Bigmouth goby Redigobius bikolanus (Herre, 1927) (Indo-Pacific south to Coffee Bay)[1]
• Checked goby Redigobius dewaali (Weber, 1897) (Freshwater and estuarine, Southern Mozambique to Knysna)[1]

Subfamily Oxudercinae

• African mudhopper Periophthalmus kalolo Lesson, 1831 (Seychelles, Kenya to Transkei)[1][2](syn. Periophthalmus koelreuteri)
• Bigfin mudhopper Periophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837(Port Alfred to Red Sea)[1][2](syn. Periophthalmus sobrinus Eggert, 1935)

Subfamilia: Ptereleotrinae

• Fire goby Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 (Sodwana Bay and Comores to Marquesas islands)[1][2]
• Scissortail Ptereleotris evides (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) (Red Sea south to Natal)[1]
• Blacktail goby Ptereleotris heteroptera (Bleeker, 1855) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Sad glider Ptereleotris lineopinnis (Fowler, 1935) (Umzumbi, Natal, 1 specimen)[1]

• Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) (Estuaries and rivers from Bushmans River north)[1]

• Bluespotted tamarin Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell, 1829 (Red Sea to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Lined tamarin Anampses lineatus Randall, 1972 (Red Sea south to Natal)[1]
• Yellowtail tamarin Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840 (Red Sea south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Natal wrasse Anchichoerops natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Known only from Natal and Transkei)[1]
• Lyretail hogfish Bodianus anthioides (Bennett, 1830) (Red Sea south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Turncoat hogfish Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1831) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Saddleback hogfish Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepède, 1801) (Indo-Pacific south to Durban)[1][2]
• Diana's hogfish Bodianus diana (Lacepède, 1801) (Port Elizabeth northwards)[2](Indo-Pacific south to Transkei)[1]
• Lined hogfish Bodianus leucostictus (Bennett, 1831) (Somalia south to Natal)[1]
• Goldsaddle hogfish Bodianus perditio (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Northern Mozambique to Natal)[1]
• Two-spot wrasse Cheilinus bimaculatus Valenciennes, 1840 (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Floral wrasse Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Cheeklined wrasse Cheilinus digrammus (Lacepède, 1801) (Red Sea south to Natal)[1]
• Snooty wrasse Cheilinus oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1853) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Tripletail wrasse Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepéde, 1801 (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Cigar wrasse Cheilio inermis (Forsskål, 1775) (Red sea south to Transkei)[1]
• Exquisite wrasse Cirrhilabrus exquisitus Smith, 1957 (East Africa south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Clown coris Coris aygula Lacepéde, 1801 (Indo-Pacific south to Transkei)[1]
• Spottail coris Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Red Sea south to East London)[1]
• Queen coris Coris formosa (Bennett, 1830) (Indian Ocean south to Durban)[1]
• African coris Coris gaimard africana Smith, 1957 (Western Indian Ocean to 30°S)[1]
• Knife wrasse Cymolutes praetextatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Birdfish Gomphosus caeruleus Lacepède, 1801 (Port Alfred northwards)[2](Indian Ocean south to southern Natal)[1]
• Adorned wrasse Halichoeres cosmetus Randall and Smith, 1982 (Western Indian Ocean south to Aliwal Shoal)[1]
• Bubblefin wrasse Halichoerus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839) (Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801) (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1][2]
• Rainbow wrasse Halichoeres iridis Randall & Smith 1982 (East African coast to Natal (30°S))[1]
• Jewelled wrasse Halichoeres lapillus Smith, 1947 (Mauritius, Madagascar and southern Mozambique to Natal)[1]
• Picture wrasse Halichoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Indo-West Pacific south to Algoa Bay)[1][2]
• Zigzag sand wrasse Halichoeres scapularis(Bennett, 1831) (Red Sea to Natal)[1]
• Ringed wrasse Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepéde, 1801) (Central Pacific to East Africa and south to southern Natal)[1]
• Bicoloured cleaner wrasse Labroides bicolor Fowler and Bean, 1928 (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Indo-Pacific south to Algoa Bay)[1][2]
• Divided wrasse Macropharyngodon bipartitus Smith, 1957 (Western Indian Ocean south to Natal)[1]
• Bluespotted wrasse Macropharyngodon cyanoguttatus Randall, 1978 (Known only from Mauritius, Reunion and north coast of Natal)[1]
• Madagascar wrasse Macropharyngodon vivienae Randall, 1978 (Known only from Madagascar and Natal coast south to Durban)[1]
• Seagrass wrasse Novaculichthys macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791) (Red Sea south to Durban)[1]
• Rockmover wrasse Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepéde, 1801) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Striated wrasse Pseudocheilinus evanidus (Jenkins, 1901) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Sixstripe wrasse Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857) (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Eightstripe wrasse Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Jenkins, 1900 (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Chiseltooth wrasse Pseudodax moluccanus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Smalltail wrasse Pseudojuloides cerasinus (Snyder, 1904) (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Cocktail wrasse Pteragogus flagellifera (Valenciennes, 1839) (Indian Ocean south to Natal)[1]
• Sideburn wrasse Pteragogus pelycus Randall, 1981 (Western Indian Ocean south to Durban)[1]
• Bluelined wrasse Stethojulis albovittata Bonnaterre, 1788 (Red Sea to Natal)[1]
• Cutribbon wrasse Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker, 1851) (Western Pacific to East Africa and south to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Three-ribbon wrasse Stethojulis strigiventer (Bennett, 1832) (Central Pacific to east Africa and south to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Twotone wrasse Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856) (Indo-Pacific south to Transkei)[1]
• Redcheek wrasse Thalassoma genivittatum (Valenciennes, 1839) (Mauritius and Natal, where it is known from Aliwal Shoal)[1]
• Sixbar wrasse Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1828) (Indo-Pacific south to Bashee River)[1]
• Goldbar wrasse Thalassoma hebraicum (Lacepède, 1801) (Indian Ocean south to Algoa Bay)[2]
• Crescent-tail wrasse Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) Indo-Pacific south to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Rainbow wrasse or Surge wrasseThalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775) (Indo-Pacific south to Algoa Bay)[1][2]
• Fivestripe wrasse Thalassoma quinquevittatum (Lay and Bennett, 1839) (Indo-Pacific south to Transkei (32°S))[1]
• Ladder wrasse Thalassoma trilobatum (Lacepéde, 1801) (Indo-Pacific south to Transkei)[1]
• Pearly razorfish Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Both sides of the Atlantic, 1 doubtful record from Cape of Good Hope)[1]
• Peacock wrasse Xyrichtys pavo Valenciennes, 1840 (Red sea to Natal)[1]
• Fivefinger wrasse Xyrichtys pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758) (Red Sea to Natal)[1]

• Fourbar damsel Abudefduf natalensis Hensley & Randall, 1983 (Transkei to Kosi Bay)[1][2]
• Dusky damsel Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1869) (Indo-West Pacific south to Kosi Bay)[1]
• Sevenbar damsel Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Stripetail damsel Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801)[2]
• Spot damsel Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775) (Indo-Pacific south to Port Alfred)[1][2]
• False-eye damsel Abudefduf sparoides (Cuvier, 1830) (Kenya to Transkei)[1]
• Sergeant major Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Indo-West Pacific south to Port Alfred)[1][2]
• Nosestripe clownfish Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853 (Tropical Indian Ocean south to Aliwal Shoal)[1][2]
• Twobar clownfish Amphiprion allardi Klausewitz, 1970 (East Africa south to Durban)[1][2]
• Bluespotted chromis Chromis dasygenys (Fowler, 1935) (Delagoa Bay to Durban)[1]
• Chocolate dip Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871) (Tropical Indo-Pacific to Durban)[1][2]
• Brown chromis Chromis lepidolepis Bleeker, 1877 (Tropical Indo-Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Blacktail chromis Chromis nigrura (Smith, 1960) (Tropical western Indian Ocean south to Transkei)[1]
• Doublebar chromis Chromis opercularis (Günther, 1867) (Tropical Indian Ocean south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Darkbar chromis Chromis weberi Fowler and Bean, 1928 (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Aliwal Shoal)[1]
• Footballer Chrysiptera annulata (Peters, 1855) (Red Sea to Durban)[1]
• Blue damsel Chrysiptera glauca (Cuvier, 1830) ((Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Onespot damsel Chrysiptera unimaculata (Cuvier, 1830) (Indian Ocean south to Transkei)[1]
• Zebra humbug Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Two-bar humbug Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885 (Tropical Indian Ocean south to Durban)[1]
• Domino Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Great Fish Point))[1][2]
• Redwing coral damsel Lepidozygus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1856) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Crescent damsel Neopomacentrus cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856) (Tropical Indian Ocean south to Kosi Bay)[1]
• Narrowbar damsel Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Lienard, 1839) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Stop-start damsel Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis (Vaillant and Sauvage, 1875) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Widebar damsel Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler and Ball, 1924 (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Jewel damsel Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Sash damsel Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific to Transkei)[1][2]
• Phoenix damsel Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis (Schultz, 1943) (Scattered localities in tropical Indo-West Pacific; Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Blue Pete Pomacentrus caeruleus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 (Western Indian Ocean south to Durban)[1][2]
• Sapphire damsel Pomocentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Yellowtail damsel Pomacentrus trichourus (Günther, 1867) (Red Sea south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Dark damsel Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889) (Kenya to Durban)[1]

• Christmas parrotfish Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Eastern Pacific to Natal)[1]
• Blue humphead parrotfish Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes, 1840) (Mauritius, Madagascar, Zanzibar and Natal to 30°S)[1][2](syn. Scarus cyanescens)
• Marbled parrotfish Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) (East Africa south to Transkei)[1]
• Blue moon parrotfish Scarus atrilunula Randall and Bruce, 1983 (Kenya to Natal)[1]
• Redbarred parrotfish Scarus caudofasciatus (Günther, 1862) (Western Indian Ocean to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Lunate parrotfish Scarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840 (French Polynesia to east Africa; observed off Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Bluebarred parrotfish Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775 (Red sea to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Roundhead parrotfish Scarus globiceps Valenciennes, 1840 (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Dusky parrotfish Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775 (Indo-Pacific south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Palenose parrotfish Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Red Sea south to Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Ember parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847 (Eastern Pacific to Durban)[1][2]
• Eclipse parrotfish Scarus russelii (Tropical and subtropical Indian Ocean from India westwards but not Persian Gulf or Red Sea. One specimen from Sodwana Bay)[1]
• Fivesaddle parrotfish Scarus scaber Valenciennes, 1840 (East Africa south to Natal)[1]
• Bullethead parrotfish Scarus sordidus Forsskål, 1775 (Indo-Pacific south to Natal)[1]
• Tricolour parrotfish Scarus tricolor Bleeker, 1847 (East Africa south to Natal)[1]

See article List of marine fishes of the suborder Percoidei of South Africa

• Snake mackerel Gempylus serpens Cuvier, 1829 (Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters, sometimes in temperate latitudes)[1]
• Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (Smith, 1849) (Tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans)[1]
• Sackfish Neoepinnula orientalis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) (All oceans near edge of continental shelf and islands)[1]
• Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1879 (Tropical and temperate parts of all oceans)[1]
• Snoek Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen, 1791) (Namibia to Port Elizabeth)[1][2]
• Black snoek Thyrsitoides marleyi Fowler, 1929 (Indo-West Pacific south to Algoa Bay)[1]

• Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792) (Mossel Bay to Mozambique)[1][2]
• Black marlin Makaira indica (Cuvier, 1832) (Primarily Indo-Pacific to off Cape of Good Hope)[1]
• Blue marlin Makaira nigricans (Lacepèede, 1802) (Worldwide in all oceans)[1]
• White marlin Tetrapturus albidus Poey, 1861 (Atlantic Ocean)[1]
• Shortbill spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1914 (Off Cape Point and Durban northwards throughout Indo-Pacific)[1]
• Striped marlin Tetrapturus audax (Philippi, 1887) (Primarily Indo-Pacific, but have been caught off Cape Town)[1]
• Longbill spearfish Tetrapturus pfluegeri Robins & de Sylva, 1963 (Apparently restricted to the Atlantic Ocean)[1]

Subfamily: Gasterochismatinae

• Bigscale mackerel Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845 (Worldwide in southern ocean, mostly between 35° and 50° S, recorded from Table Bay)[1]

Subfamily: Scombrinae

• Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1831) (Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters. From South Africa: Algoa Bay, off Durban, and Sodwana Bay. one record west of Cape Point)[1]
• Slender Tuna Allothunnus fallai Serventy, 1948 (Worldwide between 20° and 50° S. From South Africa: Miller's Point and Rooikrans in False Bay)[1]
• Bullet tuna Auxis rochei Risso, 1810 (Cosmopolitan in warm waters. From South Africa: Hout Bay, Mossel Bay and Natal)
• Frigate tuna Auxis thazard (Lacepède, 1800)[2]
• Eastern little tuna Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849) (Mossel Bay to Delagoa Bay)[1][2]
• Dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor (Rüppell, 1836) (Tropical Indo-West Pacific. Redorded from off St. Lucia)[1]
• Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) (False Bay, Algoa Bay to Delagoa Bay)[1][2]
• Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816) (Durban to Red Sea)[1][2]
• Striped bonito Sarda orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (Cape St. Francis to Natal coast, Indo-Pacific)[1]
• Atlantic bonito Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793) (Angola to Mossel Bay, perhaps as far as Durban)[1]
• Mackerel Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 (Namibia to Maputo)[2](Cape to Natal, cosmopolitan in warm waters)[1]
• King mackerel Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède, 1800) (Indo-West Pacific to Mossel Bay. Once recorded from False Bay)[1][2]
• Queen mackerel Scomberomorus plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966 (Tsitsikamma to Kenya)[1][2]
• Albacore or Longfin tunnyThunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Off Western Cape, Cosmopolitan between 45°-50°N and 30°-40°S)[1]
• Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Angola to Natal)[1]
• Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872) (Off Cape region in winter, probably throughout southern oceans south of 30°S)[1]
• Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) (Off Cape region, Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters)[1]
• Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Agulhas Bank and False Bay)[1]

• Sharp-fin barracuda Sphyraena acutipinnis Day, 1876 (Indo-Pacific south to Mossel Bay)[1]
• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Natal and all tropical seas except eastern Pacific)[1][2]
• Yellowstripe barracuda Sphyraena chrysotaenia Klunzinger, 1884 (Indo-Pacific south to East London)[1]
• Yellowtail barracuda Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838 (Indo-Pacific south to Durban)[1]
• Pickhandle barracuda Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829 (Western Indian Ocean south to Knysna)[1][2]
• Sawtooth barracuda Sphyraena putnamiae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Red Sea to Natal)[1]
• Blackfin barracuda Sphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870 (Indo-Pacific, reported from Natal)[1]

• Aphanopus mikhailini Parin, 1983 (Walters shoal)[1]
• Slender frostfish Benthodesmus elongatus elongatus (Clarke, 1879) (New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, once found off Natal)[1]
• Buttersnoek Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788) (Mediterranean, eastern Atlantic from Norway to South Africa, Australia and new Zealand)[1]
• Cutlass fish Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758 (Cosmopolitan in tropical and temperate waters)[1]

• Swordfish Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 (Namibia to Natal)[1]

• Black ruff Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789) (Temperate waters of Australia, New Zealand, South America and South Africa, also North Atlantic and Mediterranean)[1]
• Antarctic butterfish Hyperoglypha antarctica (Carmichael, 1818) (Temperate waters; islands of south Atlantic and southern Indian oceans; New Zealand, southern Australia and South Africa)[1]
• Schedophilus huttoni (Waite, 1910) (Circumglobal in southern ocean, taken off Cape Town, common off Namibia)[1]
• Black butterfish or Peregrine driftfishSchedophilus velaini (Sauvage, 1879) (Gulf of Guinea, to South Africa)[1](syn. Hyperoglypha moselii (Cunningham, 1910))
• Flabby driftfish Tubbia tasmanica Whitley, 1943 (Temperate waters of Southern Ocean; New Zealand, Tasmania and South Africa off Natal)[1]

• Black fathead Cubiceps baxteri McCulloch, 1923 (Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans)[1]
• Blue fathead Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914 (Southern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans)[1]
• Cape fathead Cubiceps capensis (Smith, 1845) (Probably circumglobal in southern hemisphere)[1]
• Longfin fathead Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872 (Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans)[1]
• Bluebottle fish Nomeus gronovi Gmelin, 1789 (Circumglobal in warm waters)[1]
• Banded driftfish Psenes arafurensis Günther, 1889 (Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean)[1]
• Freckled driftfish Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1883 (Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans)[1]
• Silver driftfish Psenes maculatus Lütken, 1880 (Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans)[1]
• Blackrag Psenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880 (Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans)[1]
• Shadow driftfish Psenes whiteleggi Waite, 1894 (Indian Ocean and Australia)[1]

• Indian driftfish Ariomma indica (Day, 1870) (Mossel Bay eastwards to Southern Japan)[1]

• Bigeye squaretail Tetragonuris atlanticus Lowe, 1839 (Atlantic Pacific and Indian oceans)[1]
• Smalleye squaretail Tetragonuris cuvieri Risso, 1810 (off Natal)[1]

• Blue butterfish Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758 (Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean round the Cape to Natal)[1]

• Scaly sandlance Bleekeria renniei Smith, 1857 (Known only from East London to Port Alfred and the Seychelles)[1]
• Cape sandlance Gymnammodytes capensis (Barnard, 1927) (Angola to Delagoa Bay)[1]

• Gaper Champsodon capensis (Regan, 1908) (Cape of Good Hope to Durban)[1]

• Chiasmodon niger Johnson, 1863 (Tropical/subtropical in the three major oceans)[1]
• Kali macrodon (Norman, 1929) (Tropical/subtropical in the three major oceans, taken off Cape Town and Natal)[1]

• longfin burrower Apodocreedia vanderhorsti de Beaufort, 1948 (Durban to Delagoa Bay)[1]
• Sand submarine Limnichthys nitidus Smith 1958 (Red Sea south to Chaka's Rock Natal)[1]

• Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock, 1893) (off Natal)[1]
• Osopseron natalensis Nelson, 1982 (3 specimens off Kosi Bay)[1]
• Pteropsaron heemstrai Nelson, 1982 (2 specimens off southern Natal)[1]

• Blacktail sandsmelt Parapercis hexopthalma (Ehrenberg, 1829) (Red Sea to Durban)[1]
• Deepwater sandsmelt Parapercis maritzi Anderson, 1992 (Natal and Transkei)[1]
• Spotted sandsmelt Parapercis punctulata (Cuvier, 1829) (Northern Natal)[1]
• Smallscale sandsmelt Parapercis robinsoni Fowler, 1929 (Persian Gulf to Algoa Bay)[1]
• Rosy sandsmelt Parapercis schauinslandii (Steindachner, 1900) (Hawaii, Seychelles, Comores, and Durban)[1]
• Blotchlip sandsmelt Parapercis xanthozona Bleeker, 1849 (Indo-West Pacific, 2 specimens from Natal)[1]

• Sand diver Trichonotus marleyi (Smith, 1936) (Known only from Durban to Delagoa Bay)[1]

• Spotted stargazer Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis Barnard, 1927 (off Table Bay and Algoa Bay)[1]
• Stargazer Uranoscopus archionema Regan, 1921 (Mossel Bay to Kenya)[1]

• Lycodes agulhensis Andriashev, 1959 (Cap Blanc, Mauretania to Agulhas Bank)[1]
• Lycodonus vermiformis Barnard, 1927 (off Cape Point)[1]
• Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther, 1881 (off Cape Town)[1]