Target Species

Scalloped Hammerhead - Sphyrna lewini

        caught Mtunzini (Feb2022)

Giant Guitarfish - (Rhynchobatus djiddensis)

Bull Shark - (Carcharhinus leucas)

Milky Shark - (Rhizoprionodon acutus)

Blackspot Shark - (Carcharhinus sealei)

Honeycomb Moray - (Gymnothorax favagineus)

Leopard Moray Eel - (Gymnothorax elaineheemstrae)

        caught Port St Johns (Aug2022)

Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray - (Taeniura lymma)

Diamond Ray - (Gymnura Natalensis)

Brown Stingray -  (Maculabatis gerrardii)    

Jenkin's Whipray -  (Dasyatis jenkensii)  

Round Ribbontail Ray - (Taeniurops meyeni)

Spotted Eagle Ray - (Aetobatus narinari) 

Spinner Shark - (Carcharhinus brevipinna)

Honeycomb Stingray - (Himantura leoparda)

Marbled Electric Ray - (Torpedo marmorata)                                 

Grey Reef Shark - (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)                                        

Hard-nosed Smooth-hound Shark - (Mustelus mosis)         

Slender Glassy - (Ambassis natalensis)

        caught Mbotyi (Aug2022)

Tiger Shark - (Galeocerdo cuvier)           

Roundnose Stingray - (Pateobatis fai)            

Bowmouth Guitarfish - (Rhina ancylostoma)

Greyspot Guitarfish - (Acroteriobatus leucospilus)                

Speckled Snapper - (Lutjanus rivulatus)

Cave Bass - (Liopropoma mowbrayi)

        caught Mission Rocks (Feb2024)

Cat-face Rockcod - (Epinephelus andersoni)

        caught Richards Bay (Jul2024)

Yellow-bellied Rockcod - (Epinephelus marginatus)

        caught Sheffield Beach (May2023)

Small-scale Bonefish - (Albula oligolepis)   

Eel-tailed Barbel - (Plotosus nkunga)

Concertina Fish - (Drepane longimana)

Spot Damsel - (Abudefduf sordidus)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2022)

Blue Emperor - (Lethrinus nebulosus)

Natal Emperor - (Lethrinus scoparius)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2024)

Indian Goatfish - (Parupeneus indicus)

Cock Grunter - (Pomadasys multimaculatus)

Grey Grunter - (Pomadasys furcatus)

Tropical Halfbeak - (Hyporhamphus affinis)

        caught Richards Bay (May2023)

Marbled Hawkfish - (Cirrhitus pinnulatus)

        caught Mission Rocks (Feb2024)

Bigeye Kingfish - (Caranx sexfasciatus)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2024)

Blacktip Kingfish - (Caranx heberi)

Bluefin Kingfish - (Caranx melampygus)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2024)

Brassy Kingfish - (Caranx papuensis)

Giant Kingfish - (Caranx ignobilis)

Golden Kingfish - (Gnathanodon speciosus)

Longfin Kingfish - (Carangoides armatus)

        caught Richards Bay (Mar2025)

Shrimp Scad - (Alepes djedaba)

        caught Richards Bay (Mar2025)

Yellow-spotted Kingfish - (Carangoides fulvoguttatus)   

Snapper Kob - (Otolithes ruber)

        caught Mtunzini (Mar2023)

Square-tail Kob - (Argyrosomus thorpei)

Lemonfish - ( Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus)    

Indian Mirrorfish - (Alectis indica)

Crocodile Needlefish - (Tylosurus crocodilus)

Large-spotted Pompano - (Trachinotus botla)

        caught Sodwana (Jan2023)

Small-spotted Pompano - (Trachinotus baillonii)

Southern Pompano - (Trachinotus africanus)

Evenfin Pursemouth - (Gerres methueni)

        caught Richards Bay (Mar2025)

Devil Firefish - (Pterois miles)

        caught Richards Bay (Mar2025)

Double-spotted Queenfish - (Scomberoides lysan)

Needle-scaled Queenfish - (Scomberoides tol)

Talang Queenfish - (Scomberoides commersonnianus)

Harry Hotlips Rubberlip - (Plectorhinchus gibbosus)

Sailfin Rubberlip - (Diagramma centurio)

White-barred Rubberlip - (Plectorhinchus playfairi)

Spadefish - (Tripterodon orbis) 

Big-eye Stumpnose - (Rhabdosargus thorpei)

        caught Sheffield Beach (May2023)

Natal Stumpnose - (Rhabdosargus sarba)

        caught Mbotyi (Aug2022)

Striped Threadfin - (Polydactylus plebeius)

        caught Sodwana (Jan2023)

Potato Bass - (Epinephelus tukula)               

Silver Silago - (Sillago sihama)

        caught Mtunzini (Feb2023)

Bar-tail Flathead - (Platycephalus indicus)

        caught Mtunzini (Feb2023)

Dory Snapper - (Lutjanus fulviflamma)

        caught Richards Bay (April2024)

Russell’s Snapper - (Lutjanus russellii)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2022)

Blue-striped Snapper - (Lutjanus notatus)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2024)

Surge Wrasse - (Thalassoma purpureum)

        caught Mission Rocks (Feb2024)

Yellowfin Surgeonfish - (Acanthurus xanthopterus)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2024)

Pickhandle Barracuda - (Sphyraena jello)

River Bream - (Acanthopagrus berda)

        caught Mtunzini (Feb2022)

Tank Goby - (Glossogobius giuris)

Javelin Grunter - (Pomadasys kaakan)

        caught Mtunzini (Feb2022)

Saddle Grunter - (Pomadasys maculatus)

        caught Tugela Mouth (May2023)

Sergeant Major - (Abudefduf vaigiensis)

        caught Richards Bay (May2023)

Yellow-tail Sergeant - (Abudefduf notatus)

        caught Sheffield (Mar2025)

Kwazulu-Natal Wrasse - (Halichoeres zulu)

        caught Sheffield (Mar2025)

Maned Blenny - (Scartella emarginata)

        caught Sheffield (Mar2025)

Cutlassfish - (Trichiurus lepturus)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2024)

Milkfish - (Chanos chanos)

Natal Moony - (Monodactylus argenteus)

        caught Mtunzini (Feb2022)

Malabar Rockcod - (Epinephelus malabaricus)

        caught Richards Bay (Oct2023)

Common Ponyfish - (Leiognathus equula)

        caught Richards Bay (Oct2023)

River Snapper - (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

        caught Richards Bay (Oct2023)

Springer - (Elops machnata)

Oxeye Tarpon - (Megalops cyprinoides)

Tripletail - (Lobotes surinamensis)

Flap-nosed Hound Shark - (Scylliogaleus quecketti)                            

Black-saddle Goatfish - (Parupeneus spilurus)

White Karanteen - (Crenidens crenidens)

        caught Richards Bay (Oct2023)

Natal Knifejaw - (Oplegnathus robinsoni)

Cape Moony - (Monodactylus falciformis)            

Lesser Sandshark - (Acroteriobatus annulatus)

        caught Mbotyi (Aug2022)                                    

Evil-eyed Puffer - (Amblyrhynchotes honckenii)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2022)

White-spotted Puffer - (Arothron hispidus)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2024)

Dusky Shark - (Carcharhinus obscurus)

Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark - (Carcharias taurus)

Blue Stingray - (Dasyatis chrysonota)

Thornfish - (Terapon jarbua)

        caught Mbotyi (Aug2022)            

Blacktail - (Diplodus capensis)

        caught Richards Bay (Feb2022)

Bronze Bream - (Pachymetopon grande)

        caught Mbotyi (Aug2022)

White-spotted Rockcod - (Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus)

        caught Mbotyi (Feb2025)

Golden-striped Soapfish - (Grammistes sexlineatus)

        caught Mbotyi (Feb2025)

Stone Bream - (Neoscorpis lithophilus)

        caught Mbotyi (Feb2025)

Sash Damsel - (Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus)

        caught Mbotyi (Feb2025)

Grey Chub - (Kyphosur biggibus)

Shad - (Pomatomus saltatrix)

        caught Mbotyi (Aug2022)

Two-tone Fingerfin - (Chirodactylus brachydactylus)

Barred Flagtail - (Kuhlia mugil)

        caught Tinley Manor (May2023)

Banded Galjoen - (Dichistius multifasciatus)

Olive Grunter - (Pomadasys olivaceus)

        caught Tinley Manor (May2023)

Spotted Grunter - (Pomadasys commersonnii)

        caught Mbotyi (Aug2022)    

Dusky Kob - (Argyrosomus japonicus)

        caught Mbotyi (Aug2022)

Natal Sea Catfish - (Galeichthys troworum)

        caught HITW (Oct2023)

Garrick - (Lichia amia)    

Flathead Mullet - (Mugil cephalus)

        caught Richards Bay (Oct2023)

Striped Mullet - (Chelon tricuspidens)

Black Musselcracker - (Cymatoceps nasutus)

White Musselcracker - (Sparodon durbanensis)

Sand Steenbras - (Lithognathus mormyrus) 

        caught Richards Bay (Mar2025)

Smooth Blaasop (Lagocephalus inermis)

         caught Richards Bay (Mar2025) 

Karanteen - (Sarpa salpa)

        caught Richards Bay (Apr2024)

Crescent-tailed Wrasse - (Thalassoma lunare)

        caught Richards Bay (Apr2024)

Zebra - (Diplodus cervinus)

        caught Mbotyi (Feb2025)

Cape Stumpnose - (Rhabdosargus holubi)

        caught Mbotyi (Aug2022)               

Leopard Catshark - (Poroderma pantherinum)    

Smooth Hammerhead Shark - (Sphyrna zygaena)

Thorntail Stingray - (Dasyatis thetidus)            

Baardman - (Umbrina robinsoni)

Jan Bruin - (Gymnocrotaphus curvidens)

Koester - (Acanthistius sebastoides)

Southern Mullet - (Chelon richardsonii)            

Striped Catshark - (Poroderma africanum)     

Duckbill Ray - (Aetomylaeus bovinus)

Eagle Ray - (Myliobatis aquila)

Common Smooth-hound Shark - (Mustelus mustelus)    

Blacktip Shark - (Carcharhinus limbatus)

Broad-nose Sevengill Shark - (Notorynchus cepedianus)

Brown Shyshark - (Haploblepharus fuscus)

Dark Shyshark - (Haploblepharus pictus)

Puffadder Shyshark - (Haploblepharus edwardsii)

Spear-nosed Skate - (Rostroraja alba)

Black Stingray - (Bathyoshia brevicaudata)           

Silver Kob - (Argyrosomus inodorus)

        caught Mile 11 Namibia (Oct2022)

Red Roman - (Chrysoblephus laticeps)

White Steenbras - (Lithognathus lithognathus)

Cape Yellowtail - (Seriola lalandi)

Bluntnose Guitarfish - (Acroteriobatus blochii)                        

Thintail Thresher Shark - (Alopias vulpinus)

Super Klipvis - (Clinus superciliosus)

        caught Mile 8 Namibia (Oct2022)               

St Joseph Shark - (Callorhinchus capensis)

Bronze Whaler - (Carcharhinus brachyurus)

        caught Langstrand Namibia (Oct2022)   

Spotted Gully Shark - (Triakis megalopterus)

        caught Mile 8 Namibia (Oct2022)            

Galjoen - (Dichistius capensis)

        caught Mile 8 Namibia (Oct2022)

West Coast Steenbra - (Lithognathus aureti)

        caught Langstrand Namibia (Oct2022)

White Sea Catfish - (Galeichthys feliceps)

        caught Mile 30 (Oct2022)