List of marine Perciform fishes of South Africa
Sub-list of the List of marine bony fishes of South Africa for perch-like fishes
Map of the Southern African coastline showing some of the landmarks referred to in species range statements This is a sub-list of the List of marine bony fishes of South Africa for perch-like fishes recorded from the oceans bordering South Africa.
This list comprises locally used common names , currently accepted 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 . Internationally used common names may also be present where useful.
List ordering and taxonomy complies where possible with the current usage in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), and may differ from the cited source, as listed citations are primarily for range or existence of records for the region. Sub-taxa within any given taxon are arranged alphabetically as a general rule. Synonyms should be listed where useful.
Perciformes Acanthopteri , is an order or superorder of ray-finned fish in the clade Percomorpha . Perciformes means "perch -like". Among the well-known members of this group are perch and darters (Percidae ), sea bass and groupers (Serranidae ). (Full article...
Family: Psychrolutidae — Fatheads
Family: Liparidae — Snailfishes
Family: Percophidae — Duckbills
Family: Apistidae
Bearded waspfish Apistus carinatus [ 1] Family: Aploactinidae — Velvetfishes
Family: Bembridae
Family: Congiopodidae — Horsefishes
Family: Hoplichthyidae — Spiny flatheads
Family: Peristediidae — Armoured gurnards
Family: Platycephalidae — Flatheads
Crocodile flathead , Cociella crocodilus Cociella crocodila (Tilesius , 1812) (Durban northwards and from Red sea to Japan and Guadalcanal)[ 1] [ 5] Spotfin flathead Cociella sp.[ 1]
Thorny flathead, Sorsogona portuguesa Grammoplites portuguesus (Smith, 1953) (Durban to Beira)[ 1] [ 6]
Large-scale flathead Onigocia oligolepis [ 1]
Madagascar flathead, tentacled flathead Papilloculiceps longiceps [ 1]
Bartail flathead , Platycephalus indicus [ 7] [ 1] Sand flathead, Sunagocia arenicola Thysanophrys arenicola Schultz, 1966 (Natal north to Seychelles; Chagos archipelago; Indonesia, Australia, Philippines and Marshall Islands)[ 1] [ 8]
Quarterspined flathead Thysanophrys celebica [ 1]
Longsnout flathead Thysanophrys chiltonae [ 1]
Fringelip flathead, Sunagocia otaitensis Thysanophrys otaitensis (Cuvier, 1829) (Natal north to Seychelles, and throughout tropical Indo-Pacific).[ 1] [ 9] Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Caracanthinae — Coral crouchers
Subfamily: Choradactylinae
Subfamily: Minoinae
Onestick stingfish Minous coccineus [ 1] Subfamily: Pteroinae
Shortfin turkeyfish Dendrochirus brachypterus [ 1]
Zebra turkeyfish Dendrochirus zebra [ 1]
Blackfoot firefish Parapterois heterura [ 1]
Broadbarred firefish Pterois antennata [ 1] [ 7]
Devil Firefish Pterois miles [ 7] [ 1]
Deepwater firefish Pterois mombasae [ 1]
Radial firefish, clearfin lionfish , Pterois radiata [ 7] [ 1]
Plaintail firefish Pterois russelii [ 1] [ 7] Subfamily: Scorpaeninae
Decoy scorpionfish Iracundus signifer [ 1] Spotfin scorpionfish , Neoscorpaena nielseni Neomerinthe nielseni (Smith, 1964) (several specimens from off Durban)[ 1] [ 10] Ocellated scorpionfish Parascorpaena mcadamsi [ 1]
Golden scorpionfish Parascorpaena mossambica [ 1]
Phenacoscorpius adenensis [ 1] Speckled deepwater scorpionfish Pontinus leda [ 1]
Blacklash scorpionfish Pontinus nigerimum [ 1]
Popeyed scorpionfish Rhinopias frondosa [ 1] [ 7]
Bigscale scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa [ 1]
Guam scorpionfish Scorpaenodes guamensis [ 1]
Hairy scorpionfish Scorpaenodes hirsutus [ 1]
Dwarf scorpionfish Scorpaenodes kelloggi [ 1]
Cheekspot scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes evides Scorpaenodes littoralis (Tanaka, 1917) (a few specimens from deep reefs off Natal; also scattered localities in Indo-West Pacific)[ 1] [ 11]
Coral scorpionfish Scorpaenodes parvipinnis [ 1]
Blotchfin scorpionfish Scorpaenodes varipinnis [ 1]
Bigmouth scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis brevifrons [ 1]
False stonefish Scorpaenopsis diabolus [ 1]
Humpbacked scorpionfish , Scorpaenopsis gibbosa [ 1] Gilchrist's scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis gilchristi [ 1]
Smallscale scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus [ 1]
Spinycrown scorpionfish, Poss's scorpionfish , Scorpaenopsis possi [ 12]
Raggy scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis venosa [ 1] [ 7]
Yellowspotted scorpionfish Sebastapistes cyanostigma [ 1]
Spineblotch scorpionfish Sebastapistes mauritiana [ 1]
Barchin scorpionfish Sebastapistes strongia [ 1] Darkspotted scorpionfish Sebastapistes tinkhami [ 1]
Paperfish ir Leaf scorpionfish Taenianotus triacanthus [ 1] Family: Sebastidae
Family: Setarchidae
Family: Synanceiidae — Stonefish
Family: Tetrarogidae — Waspfishes
Family: Triglidae — Gurnards
Cape gurnard , Chelidonichthys capensis [ 1] [ 7] Bluefin gurnard , Chelidonichthys kumu [ 14] [ 1] [ 7] African gurnard, streaked gurnard , Chelidonichthys lastoviza Trigloporus lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788) and Trigloporus lastoviza africanus (Smith, 1934), (St. Sebastian Bay to Port Alfred)[ 1] [ 15]
Lesser gurnard , Chelidonichthys queketti [ 1] Prickly gurnard Lepidotrigla faurei [ 1]
Spiny gurnard Lepidotrigla multispinosa [ 1] Family: Serranidae — Rockcods (groupers) and seabasses
Subfamily: Anthiadinae
Gorgeous swallowtail, Meganthias natalensis Holanthias natalensis (Fowler, 1925) (East London to Madagascar and Reunion) [ 1] [ 16]
Threadfin goldie Nemanthias carberryi [ 1]
Checked swallowtail, Odontanthias borbonius Holanthias borbonius (Valenciennes, 1828) (1 specimen off Durban, Mauritius, Reunion, Comores, Madagascar and Japan)[ 1] [ 17]
Silverspots Plectranthias longimanus [ 1]
Flagfin Plectranthias morgansi [ 1]
Redblotch basslet Plectranthias winniensis [ 1]
Harlequin goldie, Pseudanthias connelli Anthias connelli Heemstra and Randall, 1986 (off Brighton Beach south of Durban Harbour)[ 1] [ 18]
Silver streak goldie, Pseudanthias cooperi Anthias cooperi Regan, 1902, (Natal coast and across Indian ocean to Japan and east coast of Australia)[ 1] [ 19]
Sea goldie Pseudanthias squamipinnis Anthias squamipinnis , (Port Elizabeth to Mozambique)[ 1] [ 7] Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Goldribbon soapfish , Aulacocephalus temminckii Durban )[ 1] Peacock rockcod Cephalopholis argus Durban to Red sea)[ 1]
Golden rockcod Cephalopholis aurantia Durban )[ 1]
Coral rockcod, coral grouper , Cephalopholis miniata [ 1] [ 7]
Duskyfin rockcod Cephalopholis nigripinnis [ 1]
Tomato rockcod Cephalopholis sonnerati Durban )[ 1]
Smooth rockcod, smooth grouper , Dermatolepis striolata Durban to Oman)[ 1]
White-edged rockcod Epinephelus albomarginatus East London to southern Mozambique)[ 1]
Catface rockcod Epinephelus andersoni Mossel Bay to southern Mozambique)[ 1] [ 7]
Squaretail rockcod, areolate grouper , Epinephelus areolatus [ 1]
Whitespotted rockcod, whitespotted grouper , Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus [ 1]
Moustache rockcod Epinephelus chabaudi Algoa Bay to Kenya)[ 1]
Brownspotted rockcod, brownspotted grouper , Epinephelus chlorostigma [ 1]
Redbarred rockcod, blacktip grouper , Epinephelus fasciatus Port Alfred to Red Sea)[ 1]
Bigspot rockcod Epinephelus faveatus [ 1]
Yellowtail rockcod Epinephelus flavocaeruleus [ 1]
Brindlebass, giant grouper , Epinephelus lanceolatus Algoa Bay )[ 1]
Streakyspot rockcod Epinephelus longispinis [ 1]
Yellowbelly rockcod Epinephelus marginatus [ 7] Epinephelus guaza [ 20]
Speckled rockcod Epinephelus magniscuttis Sodwana Bay , Mozambique, Mauritius and Reunion)[ 1]
Malabar rockcod, malabar grouper , Epinephelus malabaricus [ 1]
One-blotch rockcod Epinephelus melanostigma Durban )[ 1]
Honeycomb rockcod, honeycomb grouper , Epinephelus merra [ 1]
Contour rockcod, comet grouper , Epinephelus morrhua Durban to Red Sea)[ 1]
Dot-dash rockcod Epinephelus poecilonotus Port Alfred to Somalia)[ 1]
Tiger rockcod Epinephelus posteli [ 1]
Oblique banded rockcod Epinephelus radiatus [ 1]
Halfmoon rockcod Epinephelus rivulatus Algoa Bay to India)[ 1]
Foursaddle rockcod Epinephelus spilotoceps [ 1]
Orangespotted rockcod, Epinephelus coioides Epinephelus suillus (Valenciennes, 1828), (Natal to Persian Gulf)[ 1] [ 21]
Greasy rockcod, greasy grouper , Epinephelus tauvina [ 1]
Potato bass, potato grouper , Epinephelus tukula [ 1] [ 7]
Yellow-edged lyretail or Swallowtail rockcod Variola louti [ 1] [ 7] Subfamily: Grammistinae — Soapfishes and Podges
Blotched podge Aporops bilinearis Aporops allfreei Smith, 1953, (Sodwana Bay to Kenya)[ 1] Arrowhead soapfish, Belonoperca chabanaudi [ 1]
Sixstripe soapfish goldenstriped soapfish , Grammistes sexlineatus East London to Red Sea)[ 1] [ 7]
Honeycomb podge Pseudogramma polyacantha Sodwana Bay )[ 1] Subfamily: Serraninae
Family: Ammodytidae — Sandlances
Family: Pinguipedidae — Sandsmelts
Blacktail sandsmelt Parapercis hexophtalma Durban )[ 1]
Deepwater sandsmelt Parapercis maritzi [ 1]
Spotted sandsmelt Parapercis punctulata [ 1]
Smallscale sandsmelt Parapercis robinsoni Algoa Bay )[ 1]
Rosy sandsmelt Parapercis schauinslandii Durban )[ 1]
Blotchlip sandsmelt Parapercis xanthozona [ 1] Family: Uranoscopidae — Stargazers
Family: Zoarcidae — Eelpouts
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^ "Epinephelus suillus (Valenciennes, 1828)" . WoRMS . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 15 November 2023 .^ "Serranus knysnaensis Gilchrist, 1904" . WoRMS . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 15 November 2023 .^ "Bleekeria renniei Smith, 1957" . WoRMS . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 15 November 2023 .^ "Lycodes agulhensis Andriashev, 1959" . WoRMS . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 12 November 2023 .
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