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Kingklip
Scientific name: Genypterus capensis Other names: Ling or Cusk Eel (in Australia and New Zealand) Kingklip is one of the most popular eating fish in South Africa. It occurs in deep water off the coast...
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Snoek
Scientific name: Thyrsites atun Other names: Cape snoek; Barracouta (New Zealand and Australia) The snoek is an elongated, silvery fish that is widely distributed in southern Africa, from northern...
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Horse Mackerel
Scientific name: Trachurus capensis Other names: Maasbanker; Cape horse mackerel; Carapau (in Portugal) Horse mackerel is a pelagic fish species, meaning the fish form large schools in the surface...
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Sole
Scientific name: Agulhas sole (Austroglossus pectoralis) and west coast sole (Austroglossus microlepis) Two species are caught – the Agulhas sole Austroglossus pectoralis, with a distribution from...
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Angelfish
Scientific name: Brama brama Other names: Atlantic pomfret Angelfish are a deep water species that should not be mistaken with the coral reef fishes of the same name that occur in tropical waters....
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John Dory
Scientific name: Zeus faber Other names: Target John Dory John Dory are endemic to South Africa, occurring in deep water (140 to 400 m) on the west coast. The grey-green fish are very easy to identify...
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Buttersnoek
Scientific name: Lepidopus caudatus Other names: Ribbonfish; Silver scabbardfish, Growing to a length of 2 m, this is a slender, ribbon-like fish with a tapering body and a small forked fin. Because...
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Jacopever
Scientific name: Helicolenus dactylopterus Other names: Jacks, Blackbelly Rosefish (in the Northern hemisphere); Sea Perch (Japan & New Zealand) Favouring soft seabeds and offshore depths of 500...
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Alaskan Pollock
Scientific name: Theragra chalcogramma Other names: Walleye Pollock The Alaskan Pollock fishery in the Bering Sea is the largest single-species fishery in the world and Pollock is also the largest...
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I&J, a leading South African fishing company, has further demonstrated its commitment to the environment by signing a landmark participation agreement with the WWF-SA Southern African Sustainable...
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