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Jumping bean
The jumping bean is a shy fish, but it is hard to miss when one catches a glimpse of its brilliant blue body and burnt orange head and back.
Ocellated snake-eel
Ocellated snake-eels inhabit sandy coral reefs and lagoons along South Africa’s east coast
Sand shrimp
The tiny sand shrimp is a scavenger, common in intertidal pools and rocky coasts along the west coast of Southern Africa and the southern Cape.
Red sea star
The red Sea stars (we don’t call them starfish anymore, because they’re not really fish!) is a prominent species, common off the South African coast.
Brown burnie
Brown burnies are rather drab compared to other butterflyfish. Other than a dull yellow head they are almost entirely brown. Even their eye bar, characteristic of butterflyfish, is brown. They are solitary, but sometimes pair up for hunting when they pursue small invertebrates. The brown burnie is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN and has a stable population.Diamondback goby
The diamondback goby is a small fish that lives near and on the seabed.
Domino
These small black fish are characterised by the prominent white spots on their foreheads and sides.
Fire shrimp
Like other members of the genus Lysmata, the fire shrimp is a cleaner shrimp.
Black sea cucumber
This sea cucumber is uniformly black and like other sea cucumbers, its body is divided lengthwise into five distinct bands.
Kingklip
Kingklip is a species of cusk eel, and a common table fish eaten in South Africa. Cusk eels look like a cross between a “typical fish” and an eel.
Skunk cleaner shrimp
The skunk cleaner shrimp is a member of the Lysmata genus, a group of shrimps notable for their symbiotic relationships with other species, such as moray eels.
Old woman angelfish
The old woman angelfish is regarded as a rather dull looking fish. It is a bronze-brown colour with paler hindquarters. Juveniles of the species have blue vertical bars, which they lose at maturity. The old woman angelfish lives in small groups near the coast (east coast of Africa), feeding on algae and seafloor invertebrates. Juveniles remain in tidal pools or are swept away by the Agulhas current. The old woman angelfish is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN and has a stable population.