Order | Family | Species | Occurrence | FishBase name | Name in Country |
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Eupercaria/misc | Sparidae | Acanthopagrus berda | native | Goldsilk seabream | Slimjannie |
Eupercaria/misc | Sparidae | Acanthopagrus vagus | native | Wandering seabream | Wandering seabream |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Amatolacypris trevelyani | endemic | Border barb | Grens-ghieliemientjie |
Ovalentaria/misc | Ambassidae | Ambassis ambassis | native | Commerson's glassy | Langstekel-glasvis |
Ovalentaria/misc | Ambassidae | Ambassis natalensis | native | Slender glassy | Slank glasvis |
Ovalentaria/misc | Ambassidae | Ambassis urotaenia | native | Banded-tail glassy perchlet | |
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius engelbrechti | native | Inkomati mountain catfish | Inkomati mountain catfish |
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius natalensis | native | Natal mountain catfish | Natalse bergbaber |
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius uranoscopus | native | Stargazer mountain catfish | Gewone bergbaber |
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius zuluorum | native | uMkhomazi mountain catfish | uMkhomazi mountain catfish |
Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla bengalensis | native | Indian mottled eel | |
Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla bicolor | native | Indonesian shortfin eel | Kortvin-paling |
Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla labiata | native | African mottled eel | Afrika-bontpaling |
Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla marmorata | native | Giant mottled eel | Reus-bontpaling |
Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla mossambica | native | African longfin eel | Geelbekpaling |
Atheriniformes | Atherinidae | Atherina breviceps | native | Cape silverside | Kaapse spierinkie |
Siluriformes | Austroglanididae | Austroglanis barnardi | endemic | Barnard's rock-catfish | Barnard se klipbaber |
Siluriformes | Austroglanididae | Austroglanis gilli | endemic | Clanwilliam catfish | Clanwilliam-klipbaber |
Siluriformes | Austroglanididae | Austroglanis sclateri | native | Rock-catfish | Klipbaber |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Awaous aeneofuscus | native | Freshwater goby | Varswater-dikkop |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus imberi | native | Spot-tail | Imberi |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus lateralis | native | Stripped robber | Streep-rower |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Carassius auratus | introduced | Goldfish | Goudvis |
Carcharhiniformes | Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | native | Bull shark | Bulhaai |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Cheilobarbus capensis | endemic | Cape whitefish | Witvis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Cheilobarbus serra | endemic | Sawfin | Saagvin |
Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Chelon richardsonii | native | South African mullet | Suidelike harder |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Chetia brevis | native | Orange-fringed largemouth | Oranjerand-kurper |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Chetia flaviventris | native | Canary kurper | Kanariekurper |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis anoterus | native | Pennant-tailed suckermouth | Wimpelstert-suierbekkie |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis bifurcus | native | Incomati suckermouth | Inkomati-suierbekkie |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis emarginatus | native | Phongolo suckermouth | Phongolo-suierbekkie |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis paratus | native | Sawfin suckermouth | Saagvin-suierbekkie |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis pretoriae | native | Shortspine suckermouth | Kortstekel-suierbekkie |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis swierstrai | native | Lowveld suckermouth | Laeveldse suierbekkie |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias gariepinus | native | North African catfish | Bavhuri |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias ngamensis | native | Blunt-toothed African catfish | Stomptandbaber |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias theodorae | native | Snake catfish | Slangbaber |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon rendalli | native | Redbreast tilapia | Rooiborskurper |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Coryogalops william | native | Kaalpens goby | Kaalpens-dikkop |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Croilia mossambica | native | Burrowing goby | Kaal-dikkop |
Cypriniformes | Xenocyprididae | Ctenopharyngodon idella | introduced | Grass carp | Graskarp |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma multispine | native | Manyspined ctenopoma | Stekelrige kurper |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Cyprinus carpio | introduced | Common carp | Kapa |
Gobiiformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris fusca | native | Dusky sleeper | Donker slaper |
Gobiiformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris mauritiana | native | Widehead sleeper | Wyekop-slaper |
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Engraulicypris brevianalis | native | River sardine | Riviersardyn |
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Engraulicypris gariepinus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius afrohamiltoni | native | Hamilton's barb | Dik-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius amatolicus | native | Amatola barb | Amatola-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius annectens | native | Broadstriped barb | Breëstreep-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius anoplus | native | Chubbyhead barb | Dikkop-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius argenteus | native | Rosefin barb | Roosvlerk-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius bifrenatus | native | Hyphen barb | Skakel-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius brevipinnis | native | Shortfin barb | Kortvlerk-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius eutaenia | native | Orangefin barb | Oranjevlerk-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius gurneyi | native | Redtail barb | Rooistert-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius lineomaculatus | native | Line-spotted barb | Lynkol-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius motebensis | native | Marico barb | Marico-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius neefi | native | Sidespot barb | Sykol-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius pallidus | endemic | Goldie barb | Goud-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius paludinosus | native | Straightfin barb | Lynvin of Moeras-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius radiatus | native | Redeye barb | Beira-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius toppini | native | East Coast barb | Ooskus-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius treurensis | endemic | Treur barb | Treurrivier-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius trimaculatus | native | Threespot barb | Driekol-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius unitaeniatus | native | Slender barb | Langbaard-ghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius viviparus | native | Bowstripe barb | Boogstreep-ghieliemientjie |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Favonigobius reichei | native | Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby | Tropiese sand-dikkop |
Galaxiiformes | Galaxiidae | Galaxias zebratus | endemic | Cape Galaxias | Kaapse galaxias |
Siluriformes | Ariidae | Galeichthys feliceps | native | White barbel | Wit seebaber |
Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Gambusia affinis | introduced | Mosquitofish | |
Eupercaria/misc | Gerreidae | Gerres filamentosus | native | Whipfin silver-biddy | Sweepvin-plooibek |
Clupeiformes | Ehiravidae | Gilchristella aestuaria | native | Gilchrist's round herring | Rivier-rondeharing |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Glossogobius callidus | native | River goby | |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Glossogobius giuris | native | Tank goby | Tenk-dikkop |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Glossogobius tenuiformis | native | Oman freshwater goby | Natal flathead goby |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Hemigrammopetersius barnardi | native | Barnard's robber | Barnard se rower |
Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Hippichthys heptagonus | native | Belly pipefish | Boepens-pypvis |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus vittatus | native | Tiger fish | Tiervis |
Cypriniformes | Xenocyprididae | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | introduced | Silver carp | Silwerkarp |
Gobiiformes | Eleotridae | Hypseleotris cyprinoides | native | Tropical carp-gudgeon | Goue slaper |
Gonorynchiformes | Kneriidae | Kneria auriculata | native | Airbreathing shellear | Suidelike skulpoortjie |
Centrarchiformes | Kuhliidae | Kuhlia rupestris | native | Rock flagtail | Klip-vlagstert |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo capensis | native | Orange river mudfish | Oranjerivier-moddervis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo congoro | native | Purple labeo | Bronspikkel-labeo |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo cylindricus | native | Redeye labeo | Gukhuna tombo |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo molybdinus | native | Leaden labeo | Kuluta |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo rosae | native | Rednose labeo | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo rubromaculatus | endemic | Tugela labeo | Tugela-moddervis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo ruddi | native | Silver labeo | Silwer-moddervis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo seeberi | endemic | Clanwilliam sandfish | Clanwilliam-sandvis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo umbratus | native | Moggel | Moggel |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus aeneus | native | Smallmouth yellowfish | Kleinbek-geelvis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus kimberleyensis | native | Largemouth yellowfish | Grootbek-geelvis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus marequensis | native | Largescale yellowfish | Grootskub-geelvis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus natalensis | native | Scaly | Natalse geelvis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus nelspruitensis | native | Incomati chiselmouth | Inkomati-beitelbek |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus polylepis | native | Smallscale yellowfish | Kleinskub-geelvis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus seeberi | native | Clanwilliam yellowfish | Clanwilliam geelvis |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Lacustricola hutereaui | native | Meshscaled topminnow | Tralielampogie |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Lacustricola katangae | native | Striped topminnow | Streeplampogie |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Lacustricola myaposae | endemic | Natal topminnow | Natalse lampogie |
Centrarchiformes | Centrarchidae | Lepomis cyanellus | introduced | Green sunfish | |
Centrarchiformes | Centrarchidae | Lepomis macrochirus | introduced | Bluegill | Blouwang-sonvis |
Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus shirensis | native | Zambezi electric catfish | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius caudisquamatus | endemic | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius krameri | endemic | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius macrolepidotus | native | Bulldog | Snawelvis |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius pongolensis | native | ||
Elopiformes | Megalopidae | Megalops cyprinoides | native | Indo-Pacific tarpon | Osoog-tarpon |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes acutidens | native | Sharptooth tetra | Khovhenduhu |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Microctenopoma intermedium | native | Blackspot climbing perch | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Micropanchax johnstoni | native | Johnston's topminnow | Johnston se lampogie |
Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Microphis brachyurus | native | Short-tailed pipefish | Kortstert-pypvis |
Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Microphis fluviatilis | native | Freshwater pipefish | Varswater-pypvis |
Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Microphis millepunctatus | native | Shorttail pipefish | Opossum pipefish |
Centrarchiformes | Centrarchidae | Micropterus dolomieu | introduced | Smallmouth bass | Kleinbek-baars |
Centrarchiformes | Centrarchidae | Micropterus punctulatus | introduced | Spotted bass | |
Centrarchiformes | Centrarchidae | Micropterus salmoides | introduced | Largemouth black bass | Grootbek-baars |
Eupercaria/misc | Moronidae | Morone saxatilis | introduced | Striped bass | |
Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Mugil cephalus | native | Flathead grey mullet | Platkop-harder |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Mugilogobius durbanensis | native | Durban goby | Durban-dikkop |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Mugilogobius mertoni | native | Chequered mangrove goby | Slinger-dikkop |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Namaquacypris hospes | native | Namaquab barb | Namakwa-ghieliemientjie |
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius mkuziensis | endemic | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius orthonotus | native | Spotted killifish | Beira-kuilvissie |
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius pienaari | native | ||
Blenniiformes | Blenniidae | Omobranchus ferox | native | Gossamer blenny | Spinnerak-blennie |
Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Oncorhynchus mykiss | introduced | Rainbow trout | Reënboogforel |
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Opsaridium peringueyi | native | Southern barred minnow | Suidelike balkghieliemientjie |
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Opsaridium zambezense | native | Barred minnow | Balkghieliemientjie |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis andersonii | introduced | Three spotted tilapia | Driekolkurper |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis aureus | introduced | Blue tilapia | Israelse tilapia |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis mossambicus | native | Mozambique tilapia | Blou kurper |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis niloticus | introduced | Nile tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis placidus | native | Black tilapia | |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Pandaka silvana | native | Dwarfgoby | Dwergdikkop |
Perciformes/Percoidei | Percidae | Perca fluviatilis | introduced | European perch | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus catostoma | native | Churchill | Netsenetse |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus wesselsi | native | Southern Churchill | Southern Churchill |
Anguilliformes | Ophichthidae | Pisodonophis boro | native | Rice-paddy eel | Strandmeer-slangpaling |
Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Planiliza macrolepis | native | Largescale mullet | Grootskub-harder |
Siluriformes | Plotosidae | Plotosus nkunga | native | Stinging eel catfish | Baberpaling |
Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Poecilia reticulata | introduced | Guppy | Guppie |
Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | Pristis microdon | native | Largetooth sawfish | Groottand-saagvis |
Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | Pristis zijsron | native | Longcomb sawfish | Langkam-saagvis |
Ceratodontiformes | Protopteridae | Protopterus annectens | native | West African lungfish | Longvis |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Pseudobarbus afer | endemic | Eastern Cape redfin | Oos-Kaapse rooivlerkie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Pseudobarbus asper | endemic | Smallscale redfin | Kleinskub-rooivlerkie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Pseudobarbus burchelli | endemic | Burchell's redfin | Burchell se rooilerkie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Pseudobarbus burgi | native | Berg redfin | Bergrivier-rooivlerkie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Pseudobarbus phlegethon | endemic | Fiery redfin | Vurige rooivlerkie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Pseudobarbus senticeps | endemic | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Pseudobarbus skeltoni | endemic | Giant redfin | Giant redfin |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Pseudobarbus swartzi | endemic | Gamtoos redfin | Gamtoos redfin |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Pseudobarbus tenuis | endemic | Slender redfin | Slank rooivlerkie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Pseudobarbus verloreni | endemic | Verlorenvlei redfin | Verlorenvlei rooivlerkie |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Pseudocrenilabrus philander | native | Southern mouthbrooder | Jafrou |
Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Pseudomyxus capensis | endemic | Freshwater mullet | Varswater-harder |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Redigobius bikolanus | native | Speckled goby | Grootbek-dikkop |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Redigobius dewaali | native | Checked goby | Blokkies-dikkop |
Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Salmo trutta | introduced | Sea trout | Bruinforel |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Sandelia bainsii | endemic | Rocky kurper | Oos-kaapse kurper |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Sandelia capensis | endemic | Cape kurper | Kaapse kurper |
Acanthuriformes | Scatophagidae | Scatophagus tetracanthus | native | Scatty | Skattie |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe intermedius | native | Silver catfish | Tshihoko |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Sedercypris calidus | endemic | Clanwilliam redfin | Clanwilliam-rooivlerkie |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Sedercypris erubescens | endemic | Twee redfin | Tweerivier-rooivlerkie |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Serranochromis jallae | introduced | Nembwe | Nembwe |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Serranochromis meridianus | native | Lowveld largemouth | Laeveld-kurper |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Serranochromis robustus | introduced | Yellow-belly bream | Olyfkurper |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Silhouettea sibayi | endemic | Barebreast goby | Kaalbors-dikkop |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Stenogobius kenyae | native | Africa rivergoby | Afrika rivierdikkop |
Anguilliformes | Muraenidae | Strophidon sathete | native | Slender giant moray | Slank reuse bontpaling |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis macrostigma | native | Largespot squeaker | Grootvlek-skreeubaber |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis nigromaculatus | native | Blackspotted squeaker | Spikkel-skreeubaber |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis zambezensis | native | Plain squeaker | Bruin skreeubaber |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Taenioides jacksoni | endemic | Bearded eelgoby | Bebaarde palingdikkop |
Centrarchiformes | Terapontidae | Terapon jarbua | native | Jarbua terapon | Doringvis |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tilapia sparrmanii | native | Banded tilapia | Ghetla |
Cypriniformes | Tincidae | Tinca tinca | introduced | Tench | Seelt |
Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Xiphophorus hellerii | introduced | Green swordtail | Swaardstert |