List of marine Perciform fishes of South Africa

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.

Map of the Southern African coastline showing some of the landmarks referred to in species range statements

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 (/ˈpɜːrsɪˌfɔːrmz/), also called the 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 (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Natal northwards, coastal areas of Indo-West Pacific)[1]

Family: Aploactinidae — Velvetfishes

Family: Bembridae

Family: Congiopodidae — Horsefishes

Family: Hoplichthyidae — Spiny flatheads

Family: Peristediidae — Armoured gurnards

Family: Platycephalidae — Flatheads

Family: Scorpaenidae

Subfamily: Caracanthinae — Coral crouchers

Subfamily: Choradactylinae

Subfamily: Minoinae

  • Onestick stingfish Minous coccineus Alcock, 1890 (Durban, northwards; also in Red sea, Arabian sea and eastwards to gulf of Thailand)[1]

Subfamily: Pteroinae

Subfamily: Scorpaeninae

Family: Sebastidae

Family: Setarchidae

Family: Synanceiidae — Stonefish

Family: Tetrarogidae — Waspfishes

Family: Triglidae — Gurnards

Family: Serranidae — Rockcods (groupers) and seabasses

Subfamily: Anthiadinae

Subfamily: Epinephelinae

Subfamily: Grammistinae — Soapfishes and Podges

Subfamily: Serraninae

Family: Ammodytidae — Sandlances

Family: Pinguipedidae — Sandsmelts

Family: Uranoscopidae — Stargazers

Family: Zoarcidae — Eelpouts

References

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  22. ^ "Serranus knysnaensis Gilchrist, 1904". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  23. ^ "Bleekeria renniei Smith, 1957". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Lycodes agulhensis Andriashev, 1959". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 November 2023.