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Table 1: 69 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 4 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 3 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 76 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 69 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country Habitat Depth (m)
Rajiformes Rajidae Okamejei heemstrainative East African skate  bathydemersal200 - 500 
Acropomatiformes Ostracoberycidae Ostracoberyx dorygenysnative   bathydemersal256 - 711 
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Owstonia weberinative   demersal183 - 350 
Pleuronectiformes Poecilopsettidae Poecilopsetta natalensisnative African righteye flounder  bathydemersal250 - 450 
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Polyipnus indicusnative   benthopelagic50 - 500 
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Pristipomoides filamentosusnative Crimson jobfish  benthopelagic40 - 400 
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Pristipomoides sieboldiinative Lavender jobfish  benthopelagic100 - 360 
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Pristipomoides zonatusnative Oblique-banded snapper  benthopelagic70 - 300 
Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae Pycnocraspedum squamipinnenative Pelagic cusk  benthopelagic200 - 500 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Peristediidae Scalicus investigatorisnative   bathydemersal550 - 658 
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Setarchidae Setarches guentherinative Channeled rockfish  benthopelagic150 - 840 
Squaliformes Squalidae Squalus mitsukuriinative Shortspine spurdog  benthopelagic29 - 600 
Acropomatiformes Synagropidae Synagrops japonicusnative Blackmouth splitfin  benthopelagic50 - 1000 
Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae Synaphobranchus brevidorsalisnative Shortdorsal cutthroat eel  benthopelagic900 - 3000 
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Synchiropus monacanthusnative Deep-water dragonet  bathydemersal175 - 428 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Taeniopsetta ocellatanative Indo-Pacific ocellated flounder  demersal150 - 278 
Scombriformes Gempylidae Thyrsitoides marleyinative Black snoek  benthopelagic 
Eupercaria/misc Lethrinidae Wattsia mossambicanative Mozambique large-eye bream  reef-associated100 - 200 
Zeiformes Zeniontidae Zenion hololepisnative   bathydemersal180 - 700 
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