830 likes | 987 Views
Recreational Fish Species List Fish illustration, Minimum size, Bag limits. Anchovies Family Engrauilidae Minimum size – none Bag limit - none. Baardman (bellman, tasselfish ) Umbrina spp. Minimum size – 40 cm Bag limit - 5. Banded galjoen Dichistius multifasciatus
E N D
Recreational Fish Species List Fish illustration, Minimum size, Bag limits
Anchovies Family Engrauilidae Minimum size – none Bag limit - none
Baardman (bellman, tasselfish) Umbrina spp. Minimum size – 40 cm Bag limit - 5
Banded galjoen Dichistiusmultifasciatus Minimum size – none Bag limit - 5
Bank steenbras Chirodactylusgrandis Minimum size – none Bag limit - 5
Blue marlin Black marlin Sailfish Billfishes Family Istiophoridae Minimum size – none Bag limit - 5
Blacktail ( dassie) Diplodussarguscapensis Minimum size - 20 cm Bag limit - 5
Blue hottentot Pachymetoponaeneum Minimum size - none Bag limit - 5
Bronze bream (bluefish) Pachymetopongrande Minimum size – 30 cm Bag limit - 2
Cape knifejaw Oplegnathusconwayi Minimum size – none Bag limit - 5
Cape stumpnose Rhabdosargusholubi Minimum size – 20 cm Bag limit - 5
Carpenter (silverfish) Argyrozonaargyrozona Minimum size – 35 cm Bag limit - 4
Catfacerockcod Epinephelusandersoni Minimum size – 50 cm Bag limit - 5
Chub mackerel Scomberjaponicus Minimum size – none Bag limit - none
Cutlassfish (wellawella) Trichiuruslepturus Minimum size – none Bag limit - none
Dageraad Chrysoblephuscristiceps Minimum size – 40 cm Bag limit - 1
Dane Porcostomadentata Minimum size – none Bag limit - 5
Elf (shad) Pomatomussaltatrix Minimum size – 30 cm Bag limit - 4
Englishman Chrysoblephusanglicus Minimum size – 40 cm Bag limit - 1
Fransmadam (Karelgrootoog) Boopsoideainornata Minimum size - none Bag limit - 10
Galjoen Dichistiuscapensis Minimum size - 35 cm Bag limit - 2
Garfishes Family Belonidae Minimum size - none Bag limit - none
Garrick (leervis) Lichiaamia Minimum size - 70 cm Bag limit - 2
Geelbek (Cape salmon) Atractoscionaequidens Minimum size - 60 cm Bag limit - 2
Glassies Family Ambassidae Minimum size - none Bag limit - none
Hake (stokvis) Merluccius spp. Minimum size - none Bag limit - 5
Halfbeaks Family Hemiramphidae Minimum size - none Bag limit - none
Horse mackerel (maasbanker) Trachurustrachuruscapensis Minimum size - none Bag limit - none
Hottentot Pachymetoponblochii Minimum size – 22 cm Bag limit - 10
John Brown Gymnocrotaphuscurvidens Minimum size – none Bag limit - 5
Bigeye kingfish Bluefin kingfish Blacktip kingfish Brassy kingfish Blue kingfish Giant kingfish Kingfishes Caranx spp. and Carangoides spp. Minimum size – none Bag limit - 5 Yellowspotted kingfish
Kingklip Genypteruscapensis Minimum size - none Bag limit - 1
King mackerel Scomberomoruscommerson Minimum size - none Bag limit - 10
Dusky Kob Silver Kob Squaretail Kob Snapper Kob Kob caught from a boat at sea [Cape Agulhas to Umtamvuna River] Argyrosomus spp. Minimum size – 50 cm Bag limit – 5 but may only land or be in possession of one kob > 110 cm per day
Dusky Kob Silver Kob Squaretail Kob Snapper Kob Kob caught from a boat at sea [The province of KwaZulu Natal] Argyrosomus spp. Minimum size – 40 cm Bag limit – 5 but may only land or be in possession of one kob > 110 cm per day
Dusky Kob Silver Kob Squaretail Kob Snapper Kob Kob caught in estuaries & from the shore [East of Cape Agulhas only] Argyrosomus spp. Minimum size – 60 cm Bag limit – 1
Dusky Kob Silver Kob Squaretail Kob Snapper Kob Kob [West of Cape Agulhas only] Argyrosomus spp. Minimum size – 50 cm Bag limit – 5
Large-spot pompano Trachinotusbotla Minimum size - none Bag limit - 5
Leopard cat shark Porodermapantherinum Minimum size - none Bag limit - 1
Bluetail mullet Flathead mullet Longarm mullet Fringellip mullet Large-scale mullet Southern mullet Mullets/harders Family Muglildae Minimum size – none Bag limit – 50
Natal knifejaw (cuckoo bass) Oplegnathusrobinsoni Minimum size - none Bag limit - 5
Natal stumpnose (yellowfin bream) Rhabdosargusserba Minimum size - 25 cm Bag limit - 5
Pinky (piggy) Pomadasysolivaceum Minimum size – 7.5 cm Bag limit - 10
Poenskop (black musselcracker) Cymatocepsnasutus Minimum size – 50 cm Bag limit - 1
Queen mackerel Scomberomorusplurilineatus Minimum size - none Bag limit - 10
Ragged tooth shark Carchariastaurus Minimum size - none Bag limit - 1
Red stumpnose (Miss Lucy) Chrysoblephusgibbiceps Minimum size - 30 cm Bag limit - 1
River bream (perch) Acanthopagrusberda Minimum size - 25 cm Bag limit - 5
River snapper (rock salmon) Lutjanusargentimaculatus Minimum size - 40 cm Bag limit - 5
Roman Chrysoblephuslaticeps Minimum size - 30 cm Bag limit - 2