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Do you have your current
fish information brochure by the Dept of Environment and Tourism?

Obtain one from your nearest Post Office, get your
appropriate licence and check the bait and bag limits of all species you intend
to catch.
Fish
recorded in the Greater Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve since 1999.
This list will be updated as the information becomes
available.
Catagory
1 –
Dependent
on estuaries for their entire life cycle.
Catagory
2 – Dependent
on estuaries during juvenile phase of life cycle.
Catagory
3 – Juveniles occurring
mainly in estuaries but also found at sea.
Catagory
4 – Juveniles
ocurring mainly at sea, are also found in estuaries.
Catagory
5 – Fresh
water dependant.
Red data species.
| No. |
Genus
& Species |
Common
Name |
| |
| Catagory
1
|
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| 1. |
Caffrogobius multifasciatus |
Banded Goby |
| 2. |
Gilchristella aestuarius
|
Estuarine Round – Herring
|
| 3. |
Psammogobius knysnaensis
|
Knysna Sand Goby
|
| 4. |
Tilapia sparrmanii |
Banded Tilapia |
| 5. |
Oreochromis mossambicus |
Mozambique Tilapia |
| 6. |
Cyprinus carpio |
Carp |
| 7. |
Clarias gariepinus |
Sharptooth Catfish |
| 8. |
Gambusia affinis |
Mosquitofish |
| 9. |
Micropterus salmoides |
Largemouth Bass |
| |
| Catagory
2 |
|
| 10. |
Lichia amia |
Leervis |
| 11. |
Lithognathus lithognathus |
White Steenbras |
| 12. |
Monodactylus falciformis |
Cape Moony |
| 13. |
Rhabdosargus holubi |
Cape Stumpnose |
| 14. |
Sandelia capensis |
Cape Kurper |
| |
| Catagory
3 |
|
| 15. |
Hepsetia breviceps |
Cape Silverside |
| 16 |
Heteromycteris capensis |
Cape Sole |
| 17. |
Solea bleekeri |
Blackhand Sole |
| 18. |
Clinus superceiliosus |
Super Klipfish |
| |
| Catagory
4 |
|
| 19. |
Argyrosomus hololepidotus |
Kob |
| 20. |
Caffrogobius nudiceps |
Barehead Goby |
| 21. |
Diplodus sargus |
Blacktail |
| 22. |
Lisa richardsoni |
Southern Mullet |
| 23. |
Liza dumerilii |
Groovy Mullet |
| 24. |
Liza tricuspida |
Striped Mullet |
| 25. |
Mugil cephalus |
Flathead Mullet Springharder |
| 26. |
Pomatomus saltatrix |
Elf |
| 27. |
Rhabdosargus globiceps |
White stumpnose |
| 28. |
Rhabdosargus holubi |
Cape Stumpnose |
| 29. |
Syngnathus acus |
Longnose Pipefish |
| 30. |
Amblyrhynchotes honkenii |
Evil-eyed Blaasop |
| 31. |
Anguilla cf. marmorata |
Madagascar Mottled Eel |
| 32. |
Rhinobatos annulatus |
Lesser Sandshark |
| |
| Catagory
5 |
|
| 33. |
Galaxias zebratus |
Cape Galaxia |
| 34. |
Carassius auratus |
Goldfish |
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