APPENDIX 4: List of all fish species recorded in the Heuningnes Estuary and tributaries. The species are classified into five major categories of estuarine-dependence as suggested by Whitfield (1994) (information provided by Dr S Lamberth). Family name Species name Common name Comments category Osteichthyes Anabantidae Cape kurper IV Sandelia capensis Anguillidae Longfin eel Va Anguilla mossambica African mottled eel Va Anguilla bengalensis Madagascar mottled Va Anguilla marmorata eel Ariidae Barbel IIb Galeichthyes feliceps Atherinidae Cape silverside Ib Atherina breviceps Blenniidae Bandit blenny III Omobranchus banditus Kappie blenny Ia Omobranchus woodi Carangidae Leervis IIa Optimally Lichia amia exploited Yellowtail III Optimally Seriola lalandi exploited Centrarchidae Smallmouth bass IV Alien introduction Micropterus dolomieu Largemouth bass IV Alien introduction Micropterus salmoides Clinidae Super klipvis Ib Clinus superciliosus Clupeidae Estuarine Ia Gilchristella aestuaria herring Pilchard III Sardinops Cyprinidae Carp IV Alien species Cyprinus carpio Burchell’s redfin IV Endangered Pseudobarbus burchelli Engraulidae Cape anchovy III Engraulis capensis Elopidae Ladyfish / springer IIa Optimally Elops machnata exploited Gobiidae Prison goby Ib Caffrogobius multifasciatus Baldy Ib Caffrogobius natalensis Barehead goby Ib Caffrogobius nudiceps Knysna sandgoby Ib Psammogobius knysnaensis Haemulidae Spotted grunter IIa Overexploited Pomadasys commersonnii Piggy III Pomadasys olivaceum Spotted halfbeak IIc Hemiramphus far Cape halfbeak Ia Vulnerable Hyporhamphus capensis moony IIb Monodactylus argenteus Cape moony IIa Monodactylus falciformis Mugilidae Groovy mullet IIb Liza dumerilii Largescale mullet IIa Verification Liza macrolepis needed
APPENDIX 4: List of all fish species recorded in the Heuningnes Estuary and tributaries. The species are classified into five major categories of estuarine-dependence as suggested by Whitfield (1994) (information provided by Dr S Lamberth). Family name Species name Common name category Comments Osteichthyes Anabantidae Sandelia capensis Cape kurper IV Anguillidae Anguilla mossambica Longfin eel Va Anguilla bengalensis African mottled eel Va Anguilla marmorata Madagascar mottled eel Va Ariidae Galeichthyes feliceps Barbel IIb Atherinidae Atherina breviceps Cape silverside Ib Blenniidae Omobranchus banditus Bandit blenny III Omobranchus woodi Kappie blenny Ia Carangidae Lichia amia Leervis IIa Optimally exploited Seriola lalandi Yellowtail III Optimally exploited Centrarchidae Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bass IV Alien introduction Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass IV Alien introduction Clinidae Clinus superciliosus Super klipvis Ib Clupeidae Gilchristella aestuaria Estuarine herring Ia Sardinops Pilchard III Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio Carp IV Alien species Pseudobarbus burchelli Burchell’s redfin IV Endangered Engraulidae Engraulis capensis Cape anchovy III Elopidae Elops machnata Ladyfish / springer IIa Optimally exploited Gobiidae Caffrogobius multifasciatus Prison goby Ib Caffrogobius natalensis Baldy Ib Caffrogobius nudiceps Barehead goby Ib Psammogobius knysnaensis Knysna sandgoby Ib Haemulidae Pomadasys commersonnii Spotted grunter IIa Overexploited Pomadasys olivaceum Piggy III Hemiramphus far Spotted halfbeak IIc Hyporhamphus capensis Cape halfbeak Ia Vulnerable Monodactylus argenteus moony IIb Monodactylus falciformis Cape moony IIa Mugilidae Liza dumerilii Groovy mullet IIb Liza macrolepis Largescale mullet IIa Verification needed
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