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List of Deep-water Fishes reported from South Africa
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Table 1: 501 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 8 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 2 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 511 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 511 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country Habitat Depth (m)
Beryciformes Stephanoberycidae Acanthochaenus luetkeniinative Pricklefish  benthopelagic1655 - 5397 
Acropomatiformes Acropomatidae Acropoma japonicummisidentification Glowbelly Lanternpens bathypelagic35 - 100 
Aulopiformes Notosudidae Ahliesaurus berryinative   bathypelagic 
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia affinisnative Gilbert's halosaurid fish  benthopelagic730 - 2560 
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia phalacranative Hawaiian halosaurid fish  benthopelagic500 - 2300 
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus brevirostrisnative Short snouted lancetfish Kortneus-lansetvis bathypelagic640 - 1591 
Aulopiformes Alepisauridae Alepisaurus feroxnative Long snouted lancetfish Langneus-lansetvis bathypelagic 
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus australisnative Small scaled brown slickhead  bathydemersal1000 - 2600 
Zeiformes Oreosomatidae Allocyttus verrucosusnative Warty dory  bathypelagic 
Rajiformes Rajidae Amblyraja hyperboreanative Arctic skate Bigmouth skate bathydemersal92 - 2925 
Rajiformes Anacanthobatidae Anacanthobatis marmoratanative Spotted legskate Spotted leg skate bathydemersal230 - 322 
Trachichthyiformes Anoplogastridae Anoplogaster cornutanative Common fangtooth Skerptand bathypelagic2 - 4992 
Aulopiformes Anotopteridae Anotopterus voraxnative Southern ocean daggertooth  bathypelagic 
Gadiformes Moridae Antimora rostratanative Blue antimora  bathypelagic350 - 3000 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Aphyonus gelatinosusnative Gelatinous blindfish  bathydemersal625 - 2560 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Apistidae Apistus carinatusnative Ocellated waspfish Baardman-wespvis demersal14 - 60 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Apristurus micropsnative Smalleye catshark Smalleye cat shark bathydemersal1000 - 2200 
Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae Apristurus saldanhaendemic Saldanha catshark Saldanha cat shark bathydemersal453 - 717 
Aulopiformes Paralepididae Arctozenus rissonative Spotted barracudina  bathypelagic 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina euchusnative   bathydemersal 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus aculeatusnative Lovely hatchetfish  bathypelagic100 - 2056 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus affinisnative Pacific hatchet fish  bathypelagic1 - 3872 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus gigasnative Hatchetfish  bathypelagic300 - 1000 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus hemigymnusnative Half-naked hatchetfish  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus olfersiinative   bathypelagic100 - 800 
Anguilliformes Congridae Ariosoma mauritianumnative Blunt-tooth conger Stomptand-seepaling bathydemersal360 - 800 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes bilobatusnative Twinlobe snaggletooth  bathypelagic50 - 2230 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes boulengerinative Boulenger's snaggletooth  bathypelagic12 - 4000 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes indicusnative Black snaggletooth  bathypelagic1 - 3000 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes martensiinative   bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes nigernative   bathypelagic 
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Atrobucca nibenative Blackmouth croaker Langvin-kob demersal45 - 200 
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Austroglossus microlepisnative West coast sole Weskus-tongvis bathydemersal100 - 400 
Anguilliformes Nemichthyidae Avocettina acuticepsnative Southern fintail snipe eel  bathypelagic 
Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Barathronus maculatusnative Spotted gelatinous cusk  bathydemersal386 - 1525 
Anguilliformes Congridae Bassanago albescensnative Hairy conger Harige seepaling bathydemersal270 - 1700 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Bassogigas gilliinative   bathydemersal637 - 2239 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Bassozetus robustusnative Robust assfish  bathydemersal1035 - 4420 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus aternative Winged dragonfish  bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus digitatusnative   bathypelagic75 - 550 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus indicusnative   bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus irregularisnative   bathypelagic 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus longipinnisnative   bathypelagic20 - 1646 
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Bathophilus nigerrimusnative Scaleless dragonfish  bathypelagic 
Anguilliformes Congridae Bathycongrus wallaceinative Longnose conger  bathydemersal250 - 500 
Gadiformes Bathygadidae Bathygadus cottoidesnative Codheaded rattail  bathydemersal950 - 1600 
Gadiformes Bathygadidae Bathygadus favosusnative   bathydemersal770 - 2745 
Gadiformes Bathygadidae Bathygadus melanobranchusnative Vaillant's grenadier  bathydemersal400 - 2600 
Argentiniformes Bathylagidae Bathylagichthys longipinnisnative   bathypelagic 
Aulopiformes Ipnopidae Bathymicrops regisnative   bathydemersal3300 - 5782 
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