Marine Fish Species

African chimaera

Hydrolagus africanus

Chimaeridae Least Concern

African coffinfish

Chaunax africanus

Chaunacidae Data Deficient

African coris

Coris gaimard

Labridae Least Concern Edible

African Creole wrasse

Bodianus africanus

Labridae Data Deficient

African deep-water flathead

Parabembras robinsoni

Bembridae Data Deficient

African deepwater dragonet

Callionymus africanus

Callionymidae

African demoiselle

Neopomacentrus fuliginosus

Pomacentridae

African dwarf sawshark

Pristiophorus nancyae

Pristiophoridae Least Concern

African eel blenny

Haliophis guttatus

Pseudochromidae Least Concern Edible

African forktail snapper

Apsilus fuscus

Lutjanidae Least Concern

African frilled shark

Chlamydoselachus africana

Chlamydoselachidae Least Concern

African gulper shark

Centrophorus lesliei

Centrophoridae Endangered

African halfbeak

Hyporhamphus picarti

Hemiramphidae Least Concern Edible

African jawfish

Opistognathus afer

Opistognathidae Data Deficient

African lanternshark

Etmopterus polli

Etmopteridae Least Concern

African longfin fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus africanus

Labridae Edible

African moonfish

Selene dorsalis

Carangidae Least Concern Edible

African pencil wrasse

Pseudojuloides polackorum

Labridae

African perchlet

Chelidoperca africana

Serranidae Least Concern

African pompano

Alectis ciliaris

Carangidae Least Concern

African pygmy skate

Neoraja stehmanni

Rajidae Least Concern

African rainbow sardine

Dussumieria torpedo

Dussumieriidae

African ray

Raja mauritaniensis

Rajidae

African red snapper

Lutjanus agennes

Lutjanidae Data Deficient

African ribbontail catshark

Eridacnis sinuans

Proscylliidae Least Concern

African righteye flounder

Poecilopsetta natalensis

Pleuronectidae Least Concern

African sailfin flyingfish

Parexocoetus mento

Exocoetidae

African sawtail catshark

Galeus polli

Pentanchidae Vulnerable

African scad

Trachurus delagoa

Carangidae Least Concern

African sergeant

Abudefduf hoefleri

Pomacentridae Data Deficient

African sicklefish

Drepane africana

Drepaneidae Least Concern

African silver sweeper

Pempheris tominagai

Pempheridae

African soapfish

Rypticus africanus

Grammistidae

African softnose skate

Bathyraja smithii

Arhynchobatidae Least Concern

African solenette

Vanstraelenia chirophthalma

Soleidae Data Deficient Edible

African spadefish

Tripterodon orbis

Ephippidae Edible

African speckled scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes africanus

Scorpaenidae Data Deficient

African spoon-nose eel

Mystriophis rostellatus

Ophichthidae Least Concern

African spotted catshark

Holohalaelurus punctatus

Pentanchidae Endangered

African spotted scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes elongatus

Scorpaenidae Data Deficient

African striped grunt

Parapristipoma octolineatum

Haemulidae Least Concern Edible

African sweeper

Pempheris connelli

Pempheridae

African torpedo wrasse

Pseudocoris occidentalis

Labridae

African wedgefish

Rhynchobatus luebberti

Rhinidae Critically Endangered Edible

Agassiz' slickhead

Alepocephalus agassizii

Alepocephalidae Least Concern

Agassiz' smooth-head

Leptochilichthys agassizii

Alepocephalidae Least Concern

Agassiz's parrotfish

Sparisoma frondosum

Labridae Data Deficient

Agile chromis

Pycnochromis agilis

Least Concern