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Slender snipefish are distantly related to seahorses and pipefishes. These fish live at depths between 25 and 600m in large shoals. 

Tristan five fingers are found only around oceanic islands and seamounts in the south Atlantic- and south Indian Oceans. 

Small, silver and scaleless with a trunk-like snout - there is no denying that St Joseph sharks are unusual-looking fish. Their heads are large and they only have a single gill opening on each side.

Found only in southern Africa from central Angola to St Lucia and possibly as far north as Maputo.

Like sharks, rays have cartilaginous skeletons. 

Biscuit skates occur in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. They can be found in sandy and muddy areas to depths of 700m.

These fish are often caught as by-catch in offshore demersal hake fishery nets. The fishery uses trawl nets which are dragged behind the boat on the ocean floor at depths from 110 - 800 m.

Biscuit skates feed mainly on invertebrates and fish.

SASSI status: Orange

Soles have compressed, asymmetrical bodies with both eyes on the same side of the head. They are found in temperate and tropical oceans around the world. There are about 13 known species of sole in southern African waters.

Evileye puffers are found in the Indo-West Pacific, mainly along continental shores from Maputo to False Bay.

Adult moonies live in rivers, estuaries and harbours whereas juveniles are common in freshwater or estuaries, in seagrass or algae beds. 

Moonies are at home in fresh water and salt water. 

The leopard catshark is part of the catshark family and is endemic to the South African coast. They got their name because of their leopard-like dark spots.

Maasbanker occur in large shoals and are trawled from the ocean depths during the day.