List of marine spiny-finned fishes of South Africa

This is a sub-list of the List of marine bony fishes of South Africa for spiny-finned fishes recorded from the oceans bordering South Africa. This list comprises locally used common names, 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.

List ordering and taxonomy complies where possible with the current usage in Wikispecies 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.

Details of each species may be available through the relevant internal links.

Synonyms may be listed where useful.

Contents

Superorder Acanthopterygii — Spiny-finned fishes

Order Cetomimiformes — Whalefishes

Family: Barbourisiidae — Red whalefish

Family: Cetomimidae — Whalefishes

Family: Rondeletiidae — Redmouth whalefish

Order Syngnathiformes

Family: Aulostomidae — Trumpetfishes

Family: Centriscidae — Snipefishes and shrimpfishes

Family: Fistulariidae — Flutemouths

Family: Solenostomidae — Ghost pipefishes

Family: Syngnathidae — Seahorses and pipefishes

Series Atherinomorpha

Order Atheriniformes

Suborder: Atherinoidei

Family: Atherinidae — Silversides

Family: Notocheiridae — Surf sprites

Order Beloniformes

Suborder: Belonoidei
Superfamily: Exocoetoidea

Family: Exocoetidae — Flyingfishes

Family: Hemiramphidae — Halfbeaks

Superfamily: Scomberesocoidea

Family: Belonidae — Needlefishes

Family: Scomberesocidae — Sauries

Series Percomorpha

Order Beryciformes

Suborder: Berycoidei

Family: Berycidae — Berycids

Suborder: Holocentroidei

Family: Holocentridae — Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes Subfamily: Holocentrinae — Squirrelfishes

Subfamily: Myripristinae — Soldierfishes

Suborder: Trachichthyoidei

Family: Anoplogastridae — Fangtooth

Family: Diretmidae — Diretmids

Family: Monocentridae — Pineapple fishes

Family: Trachichthyidae — Slimeheads

Order Gasterosteiformes

Family: Pegasidae — Seamoths

Order Perciformes — Perciform (perch-like) fishes

See article List of marine Perciform fishes of South Africa

Order Pleuronectiformes — Flatfishes

Suborder: Pleuronectoidei

Family: Achiropsettidae

Family: Bothidae — Lefteye flounders

Family: Citharidae — Largescale flounders

Family: Paralichthyidae

Family: Pleuronectidae — Righteye flounders

Suborder: Soleoidei

Family: Cynoglossidae — Tonguefishes

Family: Soleidae — Soles

Order Scorpaeniformes

Suborder: Cottoidei
Superfamily: Cottoidea

Family: Psychrolutidae — Fatheads

Superfamily: Cyclopteroidea

Family: Liparidae — Snailfishes

Suborder: Dactylopteroidei

Family: Dactylopteridae — Helmet gurnards

Suborder: Platycephaloidei

Family: Hoplichthyidae — Spiny flatheads

Family: Parabembridae

Family: Platycephalidae — Flatheads

Suborder: Scorpaenoidei

Family: Apistidae

Family: Aploactinidae — Velvetfishes

Family: Caracanthidae — Coral crouchers

Family: Congiopodidae — Horsefishes

Family: Scorpaenidae
Subfamily: Choradactylinae

Subfamily: Minoinae

Subfamily: Pteroinae

Subfamily: Scorpaeninae

Family: Sebastidae

Family: Setarchidae

Family: Synanceiidae — Stonefish

Family: Tetrarogidae — Waspfishes

Family: Triglidae — Gurnards

Order Stephanoberyciformes

Family: Melamphaidae — Bigscale fishes

Family: Stephanoberycidae — Pricklefishes

Order Tetraodontiformes

Family: Balistidae — Triggerfishes

Family: Diodontidae — Burrfishes and porcupinefishes

Family: Molidae — Ocean sunfishes

Family: Monacanthidae — Filefishes

Family: Ostraciidae — Boxfishes

Subfamily: Aracaninae

Subfamily: Ostraciinae

Family: Tetraodontidae — Blaasops or Puffers

Family: Triacanthodidae — Spikefishes

Shortsnout spikefish Triacanthodes ethiops Alcock, 1894 (Japan to South Africa)[1]

Order Zeiformes

Suborder: Caproidei

Family: Caproidae — Boarfishes

Suborder: Zeioidei

Family: Grammicolepididae — Tinselfishes

Family: Oreosomatidae — Oreos

Family: Zeidae — Dories

Family: Zenionidae — Zeniontids

Series Mugilomorpha

Order Mugiliformes

Family: Mugilidae — Mullets

References

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