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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.

White stumpnose are an endemic southern African coastal species found in large shoals.

Ichthyologist Margaret Smith said that, when adult dageraad die, they are ‘the most beautiful of all creatures, as waves of different colours pass over the body’. ‘Dageraad’ is Dutch for ‘dawn’.

The spotted gully shark is a small grey-brown shark covered in small, irregularly spaced black spots which become more prominent as the shark ages.

Large adults have been spotted in the deep canyons off Sodwana Bay where coelacanths were found. Slow-growing fish and can live up to 24 years.

Many fishermen have stories to tell about this species. Red steenbras is one of the most popular species amongst anglers because it can be caught on just about any bait and puts up a good fight.

Tiger reef eels are found in reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans | Two Oceans Aquarium

Sea anemones are carnivorous, stinging polyps that spend most of their time attached to rocks on the sea floor or on coral reefs.

Sea pens are so named for their resemblance to an old-fashioned quill pen.