List of marine animals of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay

Sponges

Calcarea – Lime sponges

• Hairy tube sponge Sycon spp.

• Branching ball sponge Leucosolenia sp.
• Tube sponge Leucosolenia sp.

  Demospongiae – fibre or horny sponges

• Grey wall sponge Stelletta agulhana Lendenfield, 1907

• Rosetted sponge Cliona aff. celata
• Boring sponge Cliona celata Grant, 1826

• Teat-sponge Polymastia mamillaris
• Atlantic teat-sponge Polymastia atlantica Samaai & Gibbons, 2005

• Orange wall sponge Trachycladus spinispirulifera

• Dusty sponge Suberites aff. ficus

• Golf ball sponge Tethya aurantium

• Crumb-of-bread-sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis

• Scroll sponge Chondropsis sp.

• Stellar sponge Crambe acuata syn. Crambe chelastra

• Vented sponge Latrunculia spinispiraefera Brøndsted, 1924

• Brain sponge Isodictya elastica
• Flat leaf sponge Isodictya grandis
• Fanned kelp sponge Isodictya frondosa

• Broad-bladed tree sponge Clathria dayi Levi, 1963
• Red encrusting sponge Clathria oudekraalensis Samaai & Gibbons, 2005
• Tree sponge Echinoclathria dichotoma
• Nodular sponge Clathria hooperi Samaai & Gibbons, 2005

• Yellow encrusting sponge Biemna anisotoxa Levi, 1963

• Turret sponge Haliclona anonyma
• Encrusting turret sponge Haliclona stilensis Burton, 1933

• Black stink sponge Ircinia arbuscula
• Sand cup sponge Psammocinia cf. arenosa

  Cnidarians

Anthozoa

Hexacorallians

• Brooding anemone Halianthella annularis Carlgren, 1938

• Striped anemone Anthothoe chilensis
• Square-mouth striped anemone Anthothoe sp.

• Violet-spotted anemone Anthostella stephensoni Carlgren, 1938
• Dwarf-spotted anemone Anthostella n. sp.
• Knobbly anemone Bunodosoma capensis
• False plum anemone Pseudactinia flagellifera
• Long-tentacled anemone Anthopleura michaelseni
• Spinnaker anemone Korsaranthus natalensis
• Sandy anemone Bunodactis reynaudi
• Clown anemone undescribed

• Walking anemone, sock anemone Preactis millardae England in England & Robson, 1984

• Ring-tentacle anemone Isanthus capensis Carlgren, 1938

• Strawberry anemone Corynactis annulata

• Cape zoanthid Isozoanthus capensis
• Sponge zoanthid Parazoanthus sp.

• Burrowing anemone Ceriantheopsis austroafricanus Molodtsova, Griffiths and Acuna 2012
• White burrowing anemone Ceriantheopsis nikitai Molodtsova, 2001

  Octocorallians

• Cup coral Balanophyllia bonaespei van der Horst, 1938

• Large cup coral Caryophyllia sp.

• Purple soft coral Alcyonium fauri Studer, 1910
• Valdivian soft coral Alcyonium valdiviae Kukenthal, 1906
• Variable soft coral Eleutherobia variabile
• Sun-burst soft coral Malacacanthus capensis

• Flagellar sea fan, whip fan Eunicella albicans
• Nippled sea fan Eunicella papillosa
• Sinuous sea fan Eunicella tricoronata Velimirov, 1971
• Palmate sea fan Leptogorgia palma

• Cauliflower soft coral Eunephthya thyrsoidea

• Radial sea pen, purple sea pen Actinoptylum molle

• Feathery sea pen Virgularia schultzei Kukenthal, 1910

• Gorgonian twig coral Homophyton verrucosum

• Multicoloured sea fan Acabaria rubra Esper, 1789

  Medusozoa

Staurozoa

• Stalked trumpet jelly Depastromorpha africana Carlgren, 1935

• Bell stalked jelly Lipkea stephensoni Carlgren, 1933

  Scyphozoa - True jellyfish

• Compass jellyfish Chrysaora hysoscella
• Night-light jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca

• Frilly-mouthed jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo Macri, 1778
• Root-mouthed jellyfish Eupilema inexpectata Pages, Gili & Bouillon, 1992

• Box jellyfish, sea wasp Carybdea branchi

  Hydrozoans

• Gnome's hat hydroid Candelabrum capensis syn. Myriothela capensis
• Dreadlocks hydroid Candelabrum tentaculatum Millard, 1966 syn. Myriothela tentaculata

• Bushy hydroids Eudendrium spp.

• High-spined commensal hydroid Hydractinia altispina Millard, 1955
• Shell-mimic hydroid Hydrocorella africana Stechow, 1921

• Blue button Porpita porpita
• By-the-wind sailor Velella velella

• Grey fan hydroid Solanderia procumbens

• Noble coral Stylaster nobilis syn. Allopora nobilis

• Tubular hydroid Ectopleura crocea
• Tubular sponge hydroid Zyzzyzus warreni syn. Zyzzysus solitarius Calder, 1988

• Crystal jellyfish Aequorea sp.

• Toothed feather hydroid Aglaophenia pluma
• Smoky feather hydroid Macrorhynchia filamentosa syn. Lytocarpus filamentosus

• Thin-walled obelia Obelia dichotoma
• Obelia geniculata

• Fine hydroid Corhiza scotiae
• Snowdrop hydroid Gattya humilis Allman, 1886

• Feathery hydroid Pycnotheca mirabilis
• Kirchenpaueria pinnata

• Plumed hydroid, little sea bristle Plumularia setacea

• Jointed hydroid Thuiaria articulata syn, Salacia articulata
• Planar hydroid Sertularella arbuscula
• Wiry hydroid Amphisbetia operculata

• String jelly, barbed wire jellyfish Apolemia uvaria

• Net jelly Forskalia edwardsi

• Bluebottle, Portuguese man-of-war Physalia utriculus

  Ctenophora - Comb jellies

• Cigar comb jelly Beroe cucumis spp.

• Venus' girdle Cestum veneris Lesueur, 1813

• Sea gooseberry Pleurobrachia bachei Agassiz, 1860

• Lobed comb jelly Leucothea spp.

  Worms

Platyhelminthes - Flatworms

• Carpet flatworm Thysanozoon brocchii Grube, 1840

• Acoel flatworm, Sponge flatworm. Undescribed.
• Striped flatworm. Undescribed.
• Freckled flatworm. Undescribed.

  Polychaeta - Bristleworms, annelids

• Wonder worm, Bobbit worm Eunice aphroditois

• Crinoid worm Myzostoma fuscomaculatum Lanterbeque, 2008

• Black boring worm Dodecaceria pulchra Day, 1955
• Orange thread-gilled worm Cirriformia capensis syn. Timarete capensis, Cirratulus capensis, Cirratulus australis Stimpson, 1856

• Sand mason, lollipop worm Lanice conchilega Pallas, 1766
• Tangleworms Family Terebellidae Mamlgren, 1867

• Branchiomma natalensis,
• Branchiomma violacea,
• Feather-duster worm Pseudobranchiomma longa syn. Sabellastarte longa
• Peacock fanworm, pencilworm Sabella spallanzanii syn. Sabella penicillus
• Gregarious fanworm Pseudopotamilla reniformis

• Spiral fanworms Family Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815
• Red fanworm, mopworm Protula bispiralis
• Operculate fanworm Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
• Filigreed coral-worm Filograna implexa Berkeley, 1835

  Arthropods

Pycnogonida - Sea spiders

• Compact sea spider Tanystylum brevipes

• Scarlet sea spider Nymphon signatum Mobius, 1902

• Yellow sea spider Queubus jamesanus Barnard 1946

  Crustacea

• Cape mantis shrimp Lysiosquilla capensis Hansen, 1895

• West Coast rock lobster Jasus lalandii

• Cracker shrimp Alpheus crassimanus Heller, 1865

• Crinoid shrimp, feather star shrimp Hippolyte catagrapha d'Udekem d'Acoz, 2007
• Broken-backed shrimp Hippolyte kraussiana Stimpson, 1860

• Sand shrimp Palaemon peringueyi

• Striated hermit crab Dardanus arrosor
• Pink hermit crab Paguristes gamianus

• Blue-striped hermit crab Pagurus liochele

• Masked crab Mursia cristiata H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 synonym Mursia cristimanus

• Cape rock crab Guinusia chabrus synonym Plagusia chabrus

• Three-spot swimming crab Ovalipes trimaculatus

• Kelp crab Pilumnoides rubus Guinot & MacPherson, 1987

• Crown crab Hymenosoma orbiculare Desmarest, 1825

• Cryptic sponge crab Platydromia spongiosa syn. Cryptodromiopsis spongiosa
• Furred sponge crab Pseudodromia latens Stimpson, 1858
• Sumo crab, scrubbing-brush crab Dromidia aegibotus Barnard, 1947
• Shaggy sponge crab Dromidia hirsutissima

• Cape long-legged spider crab Macropodia falcifera
• Hotlips spider crab Achaeopsis spinulosa Stimpson, 1857

• Toothed decorator crab Dehaanius dentatus
• Agulhas spider crab Maja capensis syn. Mamaia capensis

• Surf mysid Gastrosaccus psammodytes O. Tattersall, 1958
• Kelp mysid Mysidopsis major

• Ornate amphipod Cyproidea ornata Haswell, 1879

• Hunchback amphipod Iphimedia gibba Barnard, 1940

• Sea squirt amphipod Polycheria atolli Walker, 1905

• Skeleton shrimp Caprella sp.

• Reticulate kelp louse Paridotea reticulata Barnard, 1914

• Fish louse Anilocra capensis Leach, 1818

• Slender chequered isopod Mesanthura catenula

• Spherical isopod Exosphaeroma spp.

• Goose barnacle Lepas sp.

• Giant barnacle Austromegabalanus cylindricus
• White dwarf barnacle Notomegabalanus algicola
• Striped barnacle Balanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854

  Bryozoans - Moss animals, lace animals

• Forked false coral Adionella spp.

• Pore-plated false coral Laminopora jellyae

• Magellanic lace animal Beania magellanica
• Beania vanhoeffeni Kluge, 1914
• Beania minuspina Florence, Hayward & Gibbons, 2007

• Dentate moss animal Bugula dentata
• Eyelash moss animal, bonsai bush Bicellariella bonsai Florence, Hayward & Gibbons, 2007
• Tree moss animal Bugula plumosa
• Fouling moss animal Bugula neritina
• Bird's head moss animal Bugula avicularia
• Fan-shaped moss animal Bugula flabellata

• Busk's moss animal Onchoporella buskii

• Fern moss animal Menipea crispa
• Spiral moss animal Menipea triseriata Busk, 1852

• Cylindrical false coral Turbicellepora redoutei syn. Cellepora cylindriformis

• Scrolled false coral Chaperia spp.

• Verticellate lace animal Electra pilosa

• Escharoides contorta

• Leafy moss animal Flustra spp.

• Staghorn false coral Gigantopora polymorpha

• Calyptotheca nivea

• Spiny false coral Celleporaria capensis

• Cactus-bush brryozoan Margaretta levinseni

• Membranous lace animal Jellyella tuberculata syn. Membranipora tuberculata
• Rectangular membranous lace animal Membranipora rustica Florence, Hayward & Gibbons, 2007

• Lacy false coral Schizoretepora tessellata

• Steginoporella buskii Harmer, 1900

• Sub-ovoid bryozoan Watersipora subovoidea
• Red-rust bryozoan Watersipora subtorquata

• Nodular bryozoan Alcyonidium nodosum O'Donoghue & Watteville, 1944
• Soft false coral Alcyonidium rhomboidale O'Donoghue, 1924

• Beauteous bryozoan, Pore-tubed bryozoan Nevianipora pulcherrima syn. Tubulipora pulcherrima

  Molluscs

Gastropoda - Slugs and snails

Patellogastropoda - True limpets

• Helcion dunkeri Krauss, 1848
• Prickly limpet Helcion pectunculus
• Rayed limpet Helcion pruinosus Krauss, 1848
• Argenville's limpet Scutellastra argenvillei Krauss, 1848
• Bearded limpet Scutellastra barbara Linnaeus, 1758
• Pear limpet Scutellastra cochlear Born, 1778
• Kelp limpet Patella compressa Linnaeus. 1758
• Granite limpet Patella granatina Linnaeus, 1758
• Granular limpet Scutellastra granularis Linnaeus, 1758
• Duck's foot or Long-spined limpet Scutellastra longicosta Lamarck, 1819
• Pink rayed limpet Patella miniata Born, 1778
• Goat's eye limpet Patella oculus Born, 1778
• Giant limpet Scutellastra tabularis Krauss, 1848

  Vetigastropoda

• Perlemoen or abalone Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758
• Spiral-ridged siffie Haliotis parva Linnaeus, 1758
• Siffie or Venus ear Haliotis spadicea Donovan, E., 1808

• Saddle-shaped keyhole limpet Amblychilepas scutella
• Conical keyhole limpet Diodora parviforata
• Diodora elevata
• Cape keyhole limpet Fissurella mutabilis Sowerby, 1834
• Mantled keyhole limpet Pupillaea aperta

  Caenogastropoda

• Bubble raft shell or Violet snail Janthina janthina Linnaeus, 1758

• Waxy screw shell Turritella capensis
• Turritella carinifera Lamarck, 1799
• Pale screw shell Turritella sanguinea Reeve, 1849

  Littorinimorpha

• Aporrhais pesgallinae Barnard, 1963

• Globular mud snail Assiminea globulus Connoly, 1939

• Crepidula aculeata
• Crepidula dilatata Lamarck, 1822
• Slipper limpet Crepidula porcellana
• Chinese hat Calyptraea chinensis

• Helmet shell Semicassis labiata zeylanica

• Dark toothed cowrie Cypraea fuscodentata Gray, 1825
• Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909
• Cypraeovula iutsui Shikama, 1974 syn. Cypraea iutsui )
• Cypraeovula castanea

• Horse's hoof Hipponix conicus

• African periwinkle Nodilittorina africana

• Mottled necklace shell Natica tecta Anton, 1839

• Pustular triton Argobuccinum pustulosum Lightfoot, 1786
• Pink lady Charonia lampas Linnaeus, 1758
• Ranella gemmifera Euthyme, 1889
• Furry ridged triton Cabestana africana Adams A. 1855

• Triviella magnidentata syn. Trivia magnidentata
• West coast baby's toes Triviella millardi
• Triviella neglecta Schilder, 1930 syn. Trivia neglecta
• Baby's toes Trivia ovulata
• Triviella sanctispiritus syn. Trivia sanctispiritus

• ?Marsenia capensis Bergh, 1907
• ?Marsenia leptoconcha Bergh, 1907
• Lamellaria perspicua Linnaeus, 1758

• Colonial worm shell Dendropoma corallinaceus
• Solitary worm shell Serpulorbis natalensis Mörch, 1862

  Neogastropoda

• Spotted Zemiropsis papillaris,

• Flame-patterned burnupena Burnupena catarrhacta Gmelin, 1791
• Ridged burnupena Burnupena cincta Röding, 1798
• Burnupena lagenaria Lamarck, 1822
• Papery burnupena Burnupena papyracea Bruguière, 1792
• Burnupena pubescens Küster, 1858

• Algoa cone Conus algoensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
• *Conus algoensis algoensis
• *Yellow Algoa cone Conus algoensis simplex G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
• Elongate cone Conus mozambicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

• Lugubrilaria lugubris , Fasciolaria lugubris lugubris
• Long-siphoned whelk Fusinus ocelliferus Lamarck, 1816

• Marginella musica Hinds, 1844
• Cloudy marginella Marginella nebulosa Bolten in Röding, P.F., 1798
• Sandy marginella Marginella piperata Hinds, 1844
• Pinch lipped marginella Marginella rosea Lamarck, 1822
• Cape marginella Volvarina capensis Krauss, 1848
• Banded volvarina or Banded marginella Volvarina zonata

• Brown mitre Mitra picta Reeve, 1844

• Fenestrate oyster drill Ocenebra fenestrata Gould, 1833
• Stag shell Pteropurpura graagae
• Pteropurpurea uncinaria Lamarck, 1822
• Thais wahlbergi
• Girdled dogwhelk Nucella cingulata Linnaeus, 1771
• Common dogwhelk Nucella dubia
• Scaly dogwhelk Nucella squamosa

• Cape dogwhelk Nassarius capensis R. W. Dunker, 1846
• Tick shell Nassarius kraussianus
• Purple-lipped dogwhelk Nassarius speciosus

• Annulated plough shell Bullia annulata Lamarck, 1816
• Finger plough shell Bullia digitalis
• Fat plough shell Bullia laevissima
• Pure plough shell Bullia pura Melvill, J.C., 1885
• Smooth plough shell Bullia rhodostoma Reeve, L.A., 1847

• Ribbed turrid Clionella sinuata Born, 1778
• Clionella rosaria

  Heterobranchia

• Cylichna tubulosa Gould, 1859

• Retusa truncatula

• Sand slug Philine aperta

• Slipper slug Philinopsis capensis

• Gastropteron alboaurantium Gosliner, 1984
• Gastropteron flavobrunneum Gosliner, 1984

• Green bubble shell Haminoea alfredensis Bartsch, 1915

• Mottled bubble shell Bulla ampulla Linnaeus, 1758

• Variable sea hare Aplysia juliana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
• Spotted sea hare Aplysia oculifera Adams & Reeve, 1850
• Dwarf sea hare Aplysia parvula Morch, 1863
• Shaggy sea hare Bursatella leachii

• Oxynoe sp.

• Plant-sucking nudibranch Elysia spp.

• Dendritic nudibranch Placida dendritica

• Table Bay nudibranch Aplysiopsis sinusmensalis

• Mosaic pleurobranch Pleurobranchus albiguttatus
• Berthella plumula
• Berthella sp.
• Lemon pleurobranch Berthellina granulata
• Warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea bubala Marcus and Gosliner, 1984
• Dwarf warty pleurobranch Pleurobranchaea tarda Verrill, 1880

• Warty dorid Doris granosa
• Rugby-ball dorid Atagema rugosa Pruvot-Fol, 1951
• Velvet dorid Jorunna tomentosa
• Three-spot dorid Aldisa trimaculata Gosliner in Millen & Gosliner, 1985
• Aldisa benguelae Gosliner in Millen & Gosliner, 1985

• Small-spot dorid Discodoris sp. 1
• Blotchy dorid Geitodoris capensis Bergh, 1907
• Variable dorid Aphelodoris brunnea Bergh, 1907
• Chocolate-chip nudibranch Aphelodoris sp. 1
• Brown-spotted nudibranch Aphelodoris sp. 2
• Spiky nudibranch Aphelodoris sp. 3
• Ocellate dorid Gargamella sp. 1
• Gargamella sp. 2
• Red sponge nudibranch Rostanga elandsia Garovoy, Valdes & Gosliner, 2001
• Rostanga phepha Garovoy, Valdés & Gosliner, 2001

• Red-spotted nudibranch Goniobranchus heatherae Gosliner, 1994 syn. Chromodoris heatherea
• Protea dorid Noumea protea Gosliner, 1994
• Cape dorid Hypselodoris capensis
• Inkspot nudibranch Ceratosoma ingozi Gosliner, 1996
• Saddled nudibranch Cadlina sp. 1
• Brown-dotted nudibranch Cadlina sp. 2

• Blue-speckled nudibranch Dendrodoris caesia
• Tan dorid Doriopsilla capensis
• Scribbled nudibranch Doriopsilla miniata

• Mandela's nudibranch Mandelia mirocornata Valdés & Gosliner, 1999

• Fluffy nudibranch Acanthodoris planca Fahey & Valdes, 2005 9both sides Cape Peninsula)

• Fiery nudibranch Okenia amoenula
• Goniodoris castanea Alder & Hancock, 1845 syn. G. brunnea
• Tugboat nudibranch Goniodoris mercurialis Macnae, 1958
• White-lined nudibranch Trapania sp. 1
• Giraffe spot nudibranch Ancula sp.

• Crazed nudibranch Corambe sp.

• Feather nudibranch Thecacera pennigera
• Crowned nudibranch Polycera capensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
• Four lined nudibranch Polycera quadrilineata
• Twin-crowned nudibranch Polycera sp. 1
• Tasselled nudibranch Kaloplocamus ramosus
• Orange-clubbed nudibranch Limacia clavigera
• Black nudibranch Tambja capensis

• Knobbly nudibranch Aegires ninguis Fahey & Gosliner, 2004

• Ghost nudibranch Lecithophorus capensis Macnae, 1958

• Iridescent nudibranch Notobryon sp.

• Dinosaur nudibranch Melibe liltvedi Gosliner, 1987
• Cowled nudibranch Melibe rosea Rang, 1829

• Crowned doto Doto coronata
• Feathered doto Doto pinnatifida
• Doto rosea Trinchese, 1881

• Whip-fan nudibranch Tritonia nilsodhneri Marcus, 1983
• Soft coral nudibranch Tritonia sp. 1
• Brush nudibranch Tritonia sp. 2

• Gilchrist's armina Armina gilchristi
• Pierre's armina Armina sp.
• White-ridged nudibranch Dermatobranchus sp. 1
• Brown ridged nudibranch Dermatobranchus sp. 4

• Frilled nudibranch Leminda millecra Griffiths, 1985

• Cape silvertip nudibranch Janolus capensis Bergh, 1907
• Medallion silvertip nudibranch Janolus longidentatus Gosliner, 1981
• Nippled nudibranch Janolus sp.
• Gasflame nudibranch Bonisa nakaza Gosliner, 1981

• White-edged nudibranch Flabellina capensis
• Purple lady nudibranch Flabellina funeka Gosliner and Griffiths, 1981
• Flabellina sp. 1
• Flabellina sp. 2

• Eubranchus sp. 1
• Eubranchus sp. 2
• Fireworks nudibranch Eubranchus sp. 4
• Candelabra nudibranch Eubranchus sp. 5

• Embletonia gracilis Risbec, 1928

• Candy nudibranch Cuthona speciosa
• Cuthona sp. 1
• Cuthona sp. 2
• Tergipes tergipes Forskal, 1779
• Catriona casha Gosliner & Griffiths, 1981
• Catriona columbiana

• Olive nudibranch Facelina olivacea Macnae, 1954
• Black-dot nudibranch Caloria sp. 1
• Yellow-tipped nudibranch Caloria sp. 2
• Coral nudibranch Phyllodesmium horridum
• Night sky nudibranch Amanda armata Macnae, 1954
• Orange-eyed nudibranch Cratena capensis Barnard, 1927
• Elegant nudibranch Cratena sp. 1

• Four-colour nudibranch Godiva quadricolor

• Indica nudibranch Anteaeolidiella foulisi syn. Anteaeolidiella indica, Aolidiella indica
• Sea swallow Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777

  Bivalvia

• Ribbed mussel Aulacomya ater
• Black mussel Choromytilus meridionalis
• Half-hairy mussel Gregariella petagnae
• Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819
• Brown mussel Perna perna

• Oblique ark shell Barbatia obliquata

• Horse mussel Atrina squamifera

• Ostrea atherstonei Newton, 1913
• Cape rock oyster Crassostrea margaritacea

• Dwarf fan shell Chlamys tincta
• South African scallop Pecten sulcicostatus Sowerby II, 1842

• File shell Limaria tuberculata

• Otter shell Lutraria lutraria
• Smooth trough shell Mactra glabrata Linne, 1767
• Angular surf clam Scissodesma spengleri

• Dead man's hands Thecalia concamerata

• Pencil bait Solen capensis P. Fischer, 1881

• Dwarf rusty clam Lasaea adansoni turtoni Bartsch, 1915 Gmelin 1791

• Ridged tellin Gastrana matadoa
• Port Alfred tellin Tellina alfredensisBartsch, 1915 Linnaeus 1758
• Gilchrist's tellin Tellina gilchristi Sowerby, 1904
• Tellina trilatera Gmelin, 1791

• Heart clam Dosinia lupinus orbignyi Dunker, 1845
• Zigzag clam Pitar abbreviatus Krauss, 1848
• Mottled venus Sunetta contempta bruggeni Fischer & Piette, 1974
• Streaked sand clam Tivela compressa
• Corrugated venus Venerupis corrugatus accepted as Venerupis senegalensis
• Warty venus Venus verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758

  Polyplacophora - Chitons

• Textile chiton Ischnochiton textilis
• Dwarf chiton Ischnochiton oniscus
• Ribbed scale chiton Ischnochiton bergoti

• Tulip chiton Chiton tulipa
• Brooding chiton Chiton nigrovirescens de Blainville, 1825
• Black chiton Onithochiton literatus

• Broad chiton Callochiton castaneus

• Spiny chiton Acanthochitona garnoti de Blainville, 1825

• Giant chiton or armadillo Dinoplax gigas Gmelin, 1791
• Hairy chiton Chaetopleura papilio Spengler, 1797
• Orange hairy chiton Chaetopleura pertusa Reeve, 1847

  Cephalopoda

• Common octopus Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
• Brush-tipped octopus Eledone schultzei Hoyle, 1910

• Paper nautilus Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758

• Chokka or calimari Loligo vulgaris reynaudi

• Unidentified species

• Beautiful cuttlefish Sepia pulchra Roeleveld & Liltved, 1985
• Tuberculate cuttlefish Sepia tuberculata Lamarck, 1798
• Common cuttlefish Sepia vermiculata Quoy and Gaimard, 1832

  Brachiopoda - Lampshells

• Kraussina crassicostata Jackson, 1952
• Ruby lamp shell Kraussina rubra

• Terebratulina meridionalis

  Echinoderms

Crinoidea - Feather stars

• Common feather star Comanthus wahlbergii

• Elegant feather star Tropiometra carinata

  Asteroidea - Starfish

• Sand starfish Astropecten irregularis pontoporeus Sladen, 1883

• Cobbled starfish Calliaster baccatus Sladen, 1889

• Granular starfish Austrofromia schultzei

• Red starfish Callopatiria granifera

• Spiny starfish Marthasterias glacialis
• Many-armed starfish Coscinasterias calamaria

• Subtidal cushion star Patiriella dyscrita
• Dwarf cushion star Parvulastra exigua syn. Patiriella exigua

• Brooding cushion star Pteraster capensis Gray, 1847

• Reticulated starfish Henricia ornata

  Ophiuroidea - Brittlestars

• Basket star, gorgon's head brittle star Astrocladus euryale

• Hairy brittle star Ophiothrix fragile

• Equal-tailed brittle star Amphiura capensis Ljungman 1867

• Striped brittle star Ophionereis dubia

• Banded brittle star Ophiarachnella capensis
• Serpent-skinned brittle star Ophioderma wahlbergii Muller & Troschel, 1842

  Echinoidea - Sea urchins

• Deepwater urchin Echinus gilchristi Bell, 1904
• Cape urchin Parechinus angulosus Leske, 1778

• Lamp urchin Echinolampas crassa

• Smooth-shelled urchin Spatagobrissus mirabilis H.L. Clark, 1923

• Heart urchin Echinocardium cordatum

  Holothuroidea - Sea cucumbers

• Mauve sea cucumber Pentacta doliolum
• Horsehoe sea cucumber Roweia frauenfeldi
• Stephenson's sea cucumber Roweia stephensoni
• Red-chested sea cucumber Pseudocnella insolens

• Golden sea cucumber Thyone aurea

  Tunicates

• Bell ascidian Clavelina lepadiformis
• Choirboys Clavelina sp. syn Podoclavella sp.
• Foam ascidian Polycitor porrecta
• Sago pudding ascidian Cystodytes dellechiajei
• Snowball ascidian Distaplia skoogi Michaelsen, 1934
• Fan ascidian Sycozoa arborescens Hartmeyer, 1912

• Lattice ascidian Didemnum spp.
• Brain ascidian Trididemnum cerebriforme Hartmeyer, 1913
• Gossamer ascidian Diplosoma listerianum

• Lobed ascidian, bulb ascidian Sigillina digitata

• Mushroom ascidian Aplidium circulatum
• Aplidium crustatum F. Monniot, 2001
• Rosette sea squirt Aplidium flavolineatum

• Red-spotted ascidian Ascidia incrassata Heller, 1878
• Crevice ascidian Ascidia caudata Heller, 1878

• Transparent ascidian, sea vase Ciona intestinalis

• Red bait Pyura stolonifera
• Herdman's redbait Pyura herdmani

• Ladder ascidian Botrylloides leachi
• White-ringed ascidian Botrylloides magnicoecum syn. Botryllus magnicoecus
• Fenced ascidian Botryllus closionis Monniot, Monniot, Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001
• Seaweed ascidian Botryllus elegans
• Variable ascidian Botryllus gregalis
• Golden star ascidian Botryllus schlosseri
• Meandering ascidian Botryllus maeandrius
• Angular ascidian Styela angularis
• Gynandrocarpa placenta

  Vertebrates

Fishes

Agnatha – jawless fishes (Cyclostomes)

• Sixgill hagfish or snotslang Eptatretus hexatrema
• Fivegill hagfish Eptatretus profundus Barnard, 1923
• Cape hagfish Myxine capensis Regan, 1913

  Gnathostomata – jawed fishes

Chondrichthyes – cartilaginous fishes

• Manta Manta birostris
• Eagle ray Myliobatis aquila
• Bullray Pteromylaeus bovinus

• Short tailed stingray Dasyatis brevicaudata
• Blue stingray Dasyatis chrysonota

• Bathyraja smithii
• Cruriraja durbanensis
• Cruriraja parcomaculata von Bonde and Swart, 1923
• Neoraja stehmanni
• Raja caudaspinosa von Bonde and Swart, 1923
• Thornback skate Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758
• Raja confundens Hulley, 1970
• Raja dissimilis Hulley, 1970
• Raja leopardus von Bonde and Swart, 1923
• Twineye skate Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758
• Raja pullopunctata Smith, 1964
• Raja ravidula Hulley, 1970
• Raja robertsi Hulley, 1970
• Raja spinacidermis Barnard, 1923
• Biscuit skate or false thornback skate Raja straeleni Poll, 1951
• Blancmange skate Raja Wallacei Hulley, 1970
• Spearnose skate Rostroraja alba

• Lesser sandshark or lesser guitarfish Rhinobatos annulatus Smith in Müller & Henle, 1841
• Bluntnose guitarfish Rhinobatos blochii Müller & Henle, 1841

• Onefin electric ray or Torpedo ray Narke capensis

• Blackspotted electric ray Torpedo fuscomaculata Peters, 1855
• Atlantic electric ray Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835

• Copper shark Carcharhinus brachyurus
• Dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus
• Blue shark Prionace glauca

• Apristurus microps
• Apristurus saldanha
• Tiger catshark Halaelurus natalensis
• Puffadder shyshark or happy Eddie Haploblepharus edwardsii
• Dark shyshark, dusky shyshark or skaamoog Haploblepharus pictus
• Holohalaelurus regani
• Pyjama catshark or striped catshark Poroderma africanum
• Leopard catshark Poroderma pantherinum
• Yellowspotted catshark Scylliorhinus capensis

• Smooth hammerheadSphyrna zygaena

• Soupfin shark Galeorhinus galeus
• Smooth-hound shark Mustelus mustelus
• Whitespotted smooth-hound Mustelus palumbes Smith, 1957
• Spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus

• Sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
• Bigeye sixgill shark Hexanchus vitulus Springer and Waller, 1969
• Spotted sevengill cowshark or broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus

• Thintail thresher Alopias vulpinus

• Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus

• Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
• Shortfin makoIsurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
• Porbeagle Lamna nasus

• Goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898

• Ragged-tooth shark or spotted ragged-tooth shark Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810

• Crocodile shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai

• Whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828

• Sixgill sawshark Pliotrema warreni Regan, 1906

• Bramble shark Echinorhinus brucus

• Centrophorus granulosus
• Centrophorus squamosis Bonnaterre, 1788
• Centroscyllium fabricii
• Centroscymnus crepidater
• Deania calcea
• Deania profundorum
• Deania quadrispinosus
• Etmopterus brachurus Smith and Radcliffe, 1912
• Etmopterus granulosus
• Etmopterus sp.
• Euprotomicroides zantedeschia Hulley and Penrith, 1966
• Euprotomicrus bispinatus
• Flatiron shark Oxynotus centrina
• Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus
• Spotted spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
• Bluntnose spiny dogfish Squalus megalops
• Longnose spiny dogfish Squalus mitsukurii Jordan and Fowler, 1903

  Holocephali – Chimaeras

• St Joseph shark or elephant fish Callorhinchus capensis Duméril, 1865

• Cape chimaera Chimaera sp.

• Harriotta raleighana Goode and Bean, 1895
• Rhinochimaera africana Compagno, Stehman and Ebert, 1990
• Rhinochimaera atlantica Holt and Byrne, 1909

  Class Actinopterygii – ray finned fishes

Order [Anguilliformes] – eels

• Madagascar mottled eel Anguilla marmorata Quoy and Gaimard, 1824
• Longfin eel Anguilla mossambica

• Hairy conger Bassanago albescens
• Bathyuroconger vicinus
• Cape conger Conger wilsoni
• Southern conger Gnathophis capensis
• Strap conger Gnathophis habenatus

• Derichthys serpentinus Gill, 1884
• Duckbill oceanic eel, spoonbill eel Nessorhamphus ingolfianus

• Avocettina acuticeps
• Nemichthys curvirostris
• Slender snipe-eel Nemichthys scolopaceus

• Venefica proboscidea

• Slender snake-eel Ophichthus serpentinus Seale, 1917. syn. Ophichthus bennettai

• Stout sawpalate Serrivomer beanii Gill and Ryder, 1883

• Basketwork eel Diastobranchus capensis Barnard, 1923
• Ilyophis brunneus Gilbert, 1892
• Snubnose eel Simenchelys parasitica Gill, 1879
• Northern cutthroat eel, slatjaw cutthroat eel Synaphobranchus kaupii Johnson, 1862

  Order [Ateleopodiformes]

• Ateleopus natalensis Regan, 1921
• Guentherus altivela Osorio, 1917
• Ijimaia loppei Roule, 1922

• Cape silverside Atherina breviceps Valenciennes, 1835

• Longsnout lancetfish Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833

• Bathysauropsis gracilis

• Chlorophthalmus punctatus Gilchrist, 1904

• Coccorella atlantica

• Bathypterois filiferus Gilchrist, 1906
• Bathypterois phenax Parr, 1928
• Ipnops agassizii Garman, 1899

• Scopelosaurus ahlstromi Bertelsen, Krefft and Marshall, 1976
• Scopelosaurus hamiltoni
• Scopelosaurus herwigi Bertelson, Kreft and Marshall, 1976
• Scopelosaurus meadi Bertelson, Krefft and Marshall, 1976

• Lestidiops jayakari
• Macroparalepis affinis Ege, 1933
• Magnisudis prionosa
• Arctozenus risso
• Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810

• Benthalbella infans Zugmayer, 1911
• Benthalbella macropinna Bussing and Bussing, 1966
• Scopelarchus analis

  Order [Batrachoidiformes]

• Snakehead toadfish Batrichthys apiatus
• Pleated toadfish Chatrabus felinus. syn. Batrichthys felinus

  Order [Beloniformes]

• Smallhead flyingfish Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus altipinnis )
• Subtropical flyingfish Hirundichthys rondeletii
• Mirrorwing flyingfish Hirundichthys speculiger

• Ribbon halfbeak Euleptorhamphus viridis )
• Cape halfbeak Hyporhamphus capensis )

• Cape needlefish Petalichthys capensis Regan, 1904

• Dwarf saury Nanichthys simulans Hubbs and Wisner, 1980

  Order [Beryciformes]

• Beryx Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829
• Slender beryx Beryx splendens Lowe, 1834
• Short alfonsino Centroberyx spinosus

• Pineapple fish Monocentris japonicus

• Gephyroberyx darwini
• Hoplostethus atlanticus Collett, 1896
• Black slimehead Hoplostethus cadenati Quero, 1974
• Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829
• Hoplostethus melanops

  Order [Clupeiformes]

• Round sardinelle Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847
• Pilchard or Sardine Sardinops sagax

• Roundherring Etrumeus whiteheadi Wongratana, 1983

• Cape anchovy Engraulis japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

• Atlantic ladyfish Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1846

• Antenna codlet Bregmaceros atlanticus Goode and Bean, 1886
• Spotted codlet Bregmaceros mcclellandi Thompson, 1840
• Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941

• Cape rockling Gaidropsarus capensis
• Comb rockling Gaidropsaris insularum Sivertsen, 1945

• Bathygadus favosus Goode and Bean, 1886
• Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant, 1888
• Surgeon grenadier Coelorhinchus acanthiger Barnard, 1925
• Shovelnose grenadierCoelorhinchus braueri Barnard, 1925
• Abyssal grenedier, armoured rat-tail, russet grenadier, smoothscale rattail Coryphaenoides armatus
• Coryphaenoides striaturus Barnard, 1925
• Gadomus capensis
• Bigeye grenadier Macrourus holotrachys Günther, 1878
• Softhead grenadier, softhead rat-tail Malacocephalus laevis
• Nezumia brevibarbata
• Kuronezumia leonis, sun. Nezumia leonis
• Roughsnout grenadier, roughsnout rat-tail Trachyrincus scabrus

• Pelagic cod Melanonus gracilis Günther, 1878

• Lyconodes argenteus
• Cape hake, shallow water hake, stockfish, South African whiting Merluccius capensis Castelnau, 1861
• Deep water hake, deep-water Cape hake Merluccius paradoxus Franca, 1960

• Blackcod, blue antimora, blue hake Antimora rostrata
• Guttigadus globiceps, syn. Laemonema globiceps
• Lepidion capensis Gilchrist, 1922
• Physiculus capensis Gilchrist, 1922
• Tripterophycis gilchristi'' Boulenger, 1902

  Order [Gonorynchiformes]

• Beaked sandfish Gonorynchus gonorynchus

  Order [Lampriformes]

• Spotted opah, Jerusalem haddock, moonfish Lampris guttatus
• Southern opah Lampris immaculatus Gilchrist, 1904

• Unicorn crestfish Eumecichthys fiski
• Crestfish Lophotus lacepede Giorna, 1809

• Tapertail Radiicephalus elongatus Osorio, 1917

• Streamer fish Agrostichthys parkeri
• Oarfish Regalescus glesne Ascanius, 1772

• Polka-dot ribbonfish Desmodema polysticum
• Blacktail ribbonfish Trachipterus jacksonensis
• Peregrine ribbonfish Trachipterus trachypterus
• Taper tail ribbonfish Zu elongatus

• Blackmouth anglerLophiomus setigerus
• Monkfish, devil anglerfish Lophius vomerinus, syn. Lophius upsicephalus

• Deepsea angler, twoclub angler Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845
• Ceratias tentaculatus
• Triplewart seadevil Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883

• Atlantic footballfish Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt, 1837

• Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864

• Sargassum fish Histrio histrio

  Order [Myctophiformes]

• Bolinichthys supralateralis ; Indian ocean
• Diaphus effulgens
• Diaphus mollis Tåning, 1928
• Diaphus taaningi Norman, 1930
• Electrona risso , Mediterranean, Indian ocean, Tasman sea and Cook Strait, and eastern Pacific )
• Gonichthys barnesi Whitley, 1943
• Gymnoscopelus braueri
• Hygophum hanseni
• Hygophum hygomii
• Hygophum proximum Bekker, 1965)
• Lampadena notialis Nafpaktitis and Paxton, 1968
• Mirror lampfish, mirror lanternfish Lampadena speculigera Goode and Bean, 1896, Indian ocean and Pacific ocean )
• Lampanyctus alatus Goode and Bean, 1896, Indian ocean
• Southern lanternfish Lampanyctus australis Tåning, 1932
• Lampanyctus festivus Tåning, 1928
• Lampanyctus lepidolychnus Bekker, 1967
• Rakery beaconlamp Lampanyctus macdonaldi
• Lampanyctus pusillus
• Lampichthys procerus
• Lobianchia dofleini , Indian ocean, Tasman sea and south Pacific)
• Lobianchia gemellarii
• Metelectrona ventralis
• Myctophum phengodes
• Myctophum selenops Tåning, 1928
• Nannobrachium atrum, syn. Lampanyctus ater and Indian ocean )
• Notolychnus valdiviae
• Patchwork lampfishNotoscopelus resplendens
• Protomyctophum normani Tåning, 1932
• Scopelopsis multipunctatus Brauer, 1906
• Symbolophorus barnardi

  Order [Notacanthiformes]

• Gilbert's halosaurid Aldrovandia affinis
• Hawaiian halosauridAldrovandia phalacra
• Abyssal halosaurHalosauropsis macrochir
• Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1863

• Notacanthus sexspinis Richardson, 1846
• Polyacanthonotus africanus
• Shortspine tapirfishPolyacanthonotus rissoanus

  Order [Ophidiiformes]

• Barathronus bicolor? Goode and Bean, 1886

• Cataetyx niki Cohen, 1981
• Lesser orange brotula Dermatopsoides talboti Cohen, 1966

• Slender brotula Dicrolene multifilis
• Kingklip Genypterus capensis
• Penopus microphthalmus
• Slender cuskeel Porogadus miles Goode and bean, 1886
• Barbed brotula Selachophidium guentheri Gilchrist, 1903

  Order [Osmeriformes]

• Alepocephalus australis Barnard 1923
• Atlantic gymnast, English bluntsnout smoothhead Xenodermichthys copei

• Rhynchohyalus natalensis

• Nansenia macrolepis

• Bathylagus bericoides

  Order [Perciformes]

• Louvar Luvarus imperialis Rafinesque, 1810

• Looseskin blenny Chalaroderma capito
• Two-eyed blenny Chalaroderma ocellata
• Horned blenny Parablennius cornutus
• Piano blenny Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
• Maned blenny Scartella emarginata
• Japanese snakeblenny Xiphasia matsubarai Okada & Suzuki, 1952
• Snakeblenny Xiphasia setifer Swainson, 1839

• Lace klipfish Blennioclinus brachycephalus
• Snaky klipfish Blenniophis anguillaris
• Striped klipfish Blenniophis striatus
• Slender platanna-klipfish Cancelloxus burrelli Smith, 1961
• Elongated sand klipfish Cancelloxus longior Prochazka & Griffiths, 1991
• Barbelled klipfish Cirrhibarbus capensis Valenciennes, 1836
• Fleet klipfish Climacoporus navalis Barnard, 1935
• Ladder klipfish Clinoporus biporosus
• Sad klipfish Clinus acuminatus
• Agile klipfish Clinus agilis Smith, 1931
• Onrust klipfish Clinus berrisfordi Penrith, 1967
• Cape klipfish Clinus brevicristatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
• Bluntnose klipfish Clinus cottoides Valenciennes, 1836
• West coast klipfish Clinus heterodon Valenciennes, 1836
• False Bay klipfish Clinus latipennis Valenciennes, 1836
• Chinese klipfish Clinus nemopterus Günther, 1861
• Robust klipfish Clinus robustus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
• Kelp klipfish Clinus rotundifrons Barnard, 1937
• Super klipfish or highfin klipfish Clinus superciliosus
• Bull klipfish Clinus taurus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
• Speckled klipfish Clinus venustris Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
• Mousey klipfish Fucomimus mus
• Nosestripe klipfish Muraenoclinus dorsalis
• Grass klipfish Pavoclinus graminis
• Slinky klipfish Pavoclinus litorafontis Penrith, 1965
• Peacock klipfish Pavoclinus pavo
• Deepwater klipfish Pavoclinus profundus Smith, 1961
• Deep reef klipfish Pavoclinus smalei Heemstra & Wright, 1986
• Leafy klipfish Smithichthys fucorum
• Platanna klipfish Xenopoclinus kochi Smith, 1948
• Leprous platanna klipfish Xenopoclinus leprosus Smith, 1961 Orange River mouth to Algoa Bay)

• Cape triplefin Cremnochorites capensis

• Sand dragonet Callionymus marleyi Regan, 1919
• Ladder dragonet Paracallionymus costatus

• Chubby clingfish Apletodon pellegrini
• Rocksucker Chorisochismus dentex
• Bigeye clingfish Diplecogaster megalops Briggs, 1955
• Weedsucker Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps Smith, 1943

• Agulhas goby Caffrogobius agulhensis
• Banded goby Caffrogobius caffer
• Prison goby Caffrogobius gilchristi
• Barehead goby Caffrogobius nudiceps
• Commafin goby Caffrogobius saldanha
• Knysna sandgoby Psammogobius knysnaensis Smith, 1935
• Pelagic goby Sufflogobius bibarbatus

• Redfingers Cheilodactylus fasciatus Lacepède, 1803
• Barred fingerfin Cheilodactylus pixi Smith, 1980
• Twotone fingerfin Chirodactylus brachydactylus
• Bank steenbras Chirodactylus grandis

• Howella sherborni

• Pomfret Brama brama
• Prickly fanfish Pterycombus petersii
• Sickle pomfret Taractichthys steindachneri

• Goldie Callanthias legras Smith, 1947

• Leervis or Garrick Lichia amia
• White kingfish Pseudocarymx dentex
• Giant yellowtail Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833
• Maasbanker Trachurus trachurus

• Doublesash butterflyfish Chaetodon marleyii Regan, 1921

• Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus,1758

• Galjoen Dichistius capensis

• Shark remora Echineis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758
• Whale remora Remora australis
• Spearfish remora Remora brachyptera
• Remora Remora remora
• White remora Remorina albescens

• Southern rover Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus Richardson 1845

• Pencil cardinal Epigonus denticulatus Dieuzeide, 1950
• Epigonus pandionus
• Epigonus robustus
• Telescope cardinal Epigonus telescopus

• Spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii

• Grey chub Kyphosus bigibbus Lacepède, 1801
• Stonebream Neoscorpis lithophilus

• Forktail tilefish Hoplolatilus fronticinctus

• Cape moony Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède, 1801

• Cape knifejaw Oplegnathus conwayi Richardson, 1840

• Jutjaw Bleeker, 1875

• Cape armourhead Pentaceros capensis Cuvier, 1829
• Pelagic armourhead Pseudopentaceros

• Wreckfish Polyprion americanus

• Elf or Shad Pomatomus saltatrix

• Snakelet Halidesmus scapularis Günther, 1872

• Prodigal son Rachycentron canadum

• Kob, Giant Kob or Kabeljou Argyrosomus japonicus previously misidentified as Argyrosomus hololepidotus
• Geelbek Atractoscion aequidens
• Baardman or Belman Umbrina canariensis Valenciennes, 1843

• Gnomefish Scombrops boops

• Yellowbelly rockcod Epinephelus marginatus Formerly identified as Epinephelus guaza

• Koester Acanthistius sebastoides
• Comber Serranus knysnaensis Gilchrist, 1904 previously identified as serranus cabrilla

• Carpenter Argyrozona argyrozona
• Fransmadam Boopsoidea inornata Castelnau, 1861
• Dageraad Chrysoblephus cristiceps
• Red stumpnose or Miss Lucy Chrysoblephus gibbiceps
• Roman Chrysoblephus laticeps
• Poenskop or Black musselcrackerCymatoceps nasutus
• Blacktail Diplodus capensis
• Zebra Diplodus cervinus hottentotus
• Janbruin Gymnocrotaphus curvidens Günther, 1859
• West coast steenbras Lithognathus aureti Smith, 1962
• White steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus
• Sand steenbras Lithognathus mormyrus
• Blue hottentot Pachymetopon aeneum
• Hottentot Pachymetopon blochii
• Red steenbras Petrus rupestris
• Panga Pterogymnus laniarius
• White stumpnose Rhabdosargus globiceps
• Strepie Sarpa salpa
• Musselcracker Sparodon durbanensis
• Steentjie Spondyliosoma emarginatum

• Snake mackerel Gempylus serpens Cuvier, 1829
• Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
• Sackfish Neoepinnula orientalis
• Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1879
• Snoek Thyrsites atun

• Black marlin Makaira indica
• Blue marlin Makaira nigricans
• White marlin Tetrapturus albidus Poey, 1861
• Shortbill spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris Tanaka, 1914
• Striped marlin Tetrapturus audax
• Longbill spearfish Tetrapturus pfluegeri Robins & de Sylva, 1963

• Bigscale mackerel Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845

• Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
• Slender Tuna Allothunnus fallai Serventy, 1948
• Bullet tuna Auxis rochei Risso, 1810
• Frigate tuna Auxis thazard
• Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
• Mackerel Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782
• Albacore or Longfin tunnyThunnus alalunga
• Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares
• Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii
• Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus
• Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus

• Buttersnoek Lepidopus caudatus
• Cutlass fish Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758

• Swordfish Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758

• Black ruff Centrolophus niger
• Antarctic butterfish Hyperoglypha antarctica
• Schedophilus huttoni
• Black butterfish or Peregrine driftfishSchedophilus velaini
• Flabby driftfish Tubbia tasmanica Whitley, 1943

• Black fathead Cubiceps baxteri McCulloch, 1923
• Blue fathead Cubiceps caeruleus Regan, 1914
• Cape fathead Cubiceps capensis
• Longfin fathead Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872
• Bluebottle fish Nomeus gronovi Gmelin, 1789
• Banded driftfish Psenes arafurensis Günther, 1889
• Freckled driftfish Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1883
• Silver driftfish Psenes maculatus Lütken, 1880
• Blackrag Psenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880
• Shadow driftfish Psenes whiteleggi Waite, 1894

• Indian driftfish Ariomma indica

• Bigeye squaretail Tetragonuris atlanticus Lowe, 1839

• Blue butterfish Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758

• Cape sandlance Gymnammodytes capensis

• Gaper Champsodon capensis

• Chiasmodon niger Johnson, 1863
• Kali macrodon

• Spotted stargazer Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis Barnard, 1927

• Lycodes agulhensis Andriashev, 1959
• Lycodonus vermiformis Barnard, 1927
• Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther, 1881

  Order [Saccopharyngiformes]

• Cyema atrum Günther, 1878
• Bobtail snipe eel Neocyema erythrosoma Castle, 1978

  Order [Scorpaeniformes]

• Cottunculus spinosus Gilchrist, 1906

• Careproctus albescens Barnard, 1927
• Paraliparis australis Gilchrist, 1904
• Paraliparis copei Goode & Bean, 1896
• Paraliparis micruris

• Spinenose horsefish Congiopodus spinifer
• Smooth horsefish Congiopodus torvus

• Bigscale scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758

• Jacopever Helicolenus dactylopterus
• False jacopever Sebastes capensis
• Cape scorpionfish Trachyscorpia capensis

• Smoothskin scorpionfish Coccotropsis gymnoderma

• Cape gurnard Chelidonichthys capensis
• Bluefin gurnard Chelidonichthys kumu
• Lesser gurnard Chelidonichthys queketti

  Order [Siluriformes] – catfishes

• Black seacatfish Galeichthys ater Castelnau, 1861
• White seacatfish Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840

  Order [Stomiiformes]

• Cyclothone acclinidens Garman, 1899
• Veiled anglemouthCyclothone microdon
• Bicolored bristlemouth, tan bristlemouth Cyclothone pallida Brauer, 1902
• Diplophos rebainsi Krefft and Parin, 1972
• Diplophos taenia Günther, 1873
• Gonostoma denudatum Rafineque, 1810
• Sigmops bathyphilus, syn. Gonostoma bathyphilum

• Ichthyococcus australis Mukhacheva, 1980
• Slender lightfish Vinciguerria attenuata

• Muller's pearlsidesMaurolicus muelleri
• Valenciennellus tripunctulatus, syn. Valenciennellus tripunctatus
• Atlantic silver hatchetfish, longspine silver hatchetfish, Argyropelecus aculeatus Valenciennes, 1849
• Greater silver hatchetfish Argyropelecus gigas Norman, 1930
• Short silver hatchetfishArgyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829
• Transparent hatchetfishSternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781
• Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana Borodulina, 1977

• Astronesthes boulengeri Gilchrist, 1902
• Astronesthes indicus Brauer, 1902
• Bathophilus digitatus
• Bathophilus longipinnis
• Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1884
• Chauliodus sloani Bloch and Schneider, 1801
• Echiostoma barbatum Lowe, 1843
• Eustomias bulbornatus Gibbs, 1960
• Eustomias filifer
• Eustomias grandibulbus Gibbs, Clarke and Gomon, 1983
• Eustomias lipochirus Regan and Trewavas, 1930
• Eustomias schmidti Regan and Trewavas, 1930
• Eustomias trewavasae Norman, 1930
• Leptostomias gladiator
• Melanostomias niger Gilchrist and von Bonde, 1924
• Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902
• Opostomias micripnus
• Pachystomias microdon
• Photonectes braueri
• Photonectes parvimanus Regan and Trewavas, 1930
• Trigonolampa miriceps Regan and Trewavas, 1930
• Boa dragonfish, scaly dragonfish Stomias boa boa
• Stomias longibarbatus, syn. Macrostomias longibarbatus

  Order [Syngnathiformes]

• Banded snipefish Centriscops obliquus Waite, 1911
• Slender snipefish Macroramphosus scolopax

• Serrate flutemouth Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803

• Longsnout pipefish Syngnathus temminckii Kaup, 1856

  Missing fish

• Evil-eye blaasop Amblyrhynchotes honckenii

• Cape sole Heteromycteris capensis
• Lace sole Synapturichthys kleini
• Lemon sole Barnardichthys fulvomarginata syn. Solea fulvomarginata

  Reptiles

• Vagrant turtles

  Birds

• African oystercatcher Haemotopus moquini

• Jackass penguin or African penguin Spheniscus demersus,

• Cape gannet Morus capensis,

• Crowned cormorant Microcarbo coronatus,
• Cape cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis Sparrman, 1788,
• Bank cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus,

Mammals

• South African fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus

• Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina Linnaeus, 1758

• Cape clawless otter Aonyx capensis

• Southern right whale Eubalaena australis Desmoulins, 1822

• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski, 1781
• Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879

• Long-beaked common dolphin Delphinus capensis Gray, 1828
• Bottlenosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821
• Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus Gray, 1828
• Killer whale, orca Orcinus orca Linnaeus, 1758

  Geographical position of places mentioned in species ranges

• Agulhas Bank, Western Cape
• Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape,
• Bashee River, Eastern Cape
• Beira, Mozambique
• Blaauwberg, Western Cape,
• Cape Agulhas, Western Cape,
• Cape Columbine, Western Cape,
• Cape Frio, Namibia,
• Cape of Good Hope, Western Cape,
• Cape Peninsula, Western Cape
• Coffee Bay, Eastern Cape,
• Dassen Island, Western Cape,
• Dassie Point, False Bay,
• Delagoa Bay, Mozambique,
• Doring Bay, Western Cape,
• Durban, KwaZulu-Natal,
• East London, Eastern Cape,
• Elands Bay, Western Cape,
• False Bay, Western Cape,
• Gordon's Bay Western Cape
• Hermanus, Western Cape,
• Hout Bay, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape,
• Inhaca, Mozambique,
• Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape,
• Kei River, Eastern Cape,
• Knysna, Western Cape,
• Kommetjie, Western Cape,
• Kosi Bay, Kwa-Zulu-Natal,
• Lamberts Bay, Western Cape,
• Langebaan Lagoon, Western Cape,
• Limpopo River, Mozambique,
• Lüderitz, Namibia,
• Mabibi, Kwa-Zulu-Natal,
• Mazeppa Bay, Eastern Cape,
• Melkbosstrand, Western Cape,
• Miller's Point, Cape Peninsula,
• Mossel Bay, Western Cape,
• Muizenberg, False Bay, Western Cape,
• Noordhoek, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape,
• Olifants River
• Onrust River, Western Cape,
• Orange River, Northern Cape,
• Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape,
• Port Alfred, Eastern Cape,
• Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape,
• Port Nolloth, Northern Cape,
• Port St. Johns, KwaZulu-Natal,
• Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal,
• Rooikrans, Cape Peninsula
• Saldanha Bay, Western Cape,
• Slangkop, Cape Peninsula,
• Smitswinkel Bay, False Bay, Western Cape,
• Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal,
• Storms River, Eastern Cape,
• Strandfontein, False Bay, Western Cape,
• Strandfontein, Western Cape,
• Swakopmund, Namibia,
• Table Bay, Western Cape,
• Tsitsikamma, Eastern Cape,
• Umtata River
• Vulcan Rock, Cape Peninsula,
• Walvis Bay, Namibia,
• Windmill Beach Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula,
• Xora River, Eastern Cape,