Home›Fish›Where It Lives›South AfricaBrowse BySouth AfricaWhere it lives names the country or region a species actually calls home. Wikipedia describes the giant panda as a species "endemic to China," found nowhere else in the wild. This dimension lets a visitor find every species native to the same part of the world.FactsSouth AfricaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1South AfricaFilter Results45 entriesCommon GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (2)Eels (Anguilliformes) (2)Herrings And Anchovies (Clupeiformes) (1)Other Bony Fish (8)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (14)Salmon And Trout (Salmoniformes) (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (16)Everyday GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (2)Eels (Anguilliformes) (2)Herrings And Anchovies (Clupeiformes) (1)Other Bony Fish (8)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (14)Salmon And Trout (Salmoniformes) (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (16)HabitatAllCoral Reef (5)Estuary (2)Flooded Grassland and Savanna (1)Freshwater (4)Lake (2)Marine (23)Open Ocean (9)River (4)Seagrass Meadow (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (4)Data Deficient (2)Endangered (4)Least Concern (24)Near Threatened (3)Not Evaluated (2)Vulnerable (6)DietAllCarnivore (32)Detritivore or Scavenger (1)Filter Feeder (2)Omnivore (7)Piscivore (3)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (7)Marine (39)Marine and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (45)Relationship to PeopleAllFarmed or Commercially Raised (6)Hunted or Fished (37)Invasive or Introduced Species (2)Kept as Pets (3)No Significant Interaction with Humans (3)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (2)Appendix II (10)Not Listed (37)NatureServe RankAllG2 Imperiled (3)G3 Vulnerable (1)G4 Apparently Secure (3)G5 Secure (7)GNR Unranked (10)EcosystemAllAfrican Great Lakes (1)Coral Reef Systems (7)Coral Triangle (1)Deep Sea (2)Everglades (1)Galapagos (2)Great Lakes (2)Kruger National Park (1)Lake Victoria (1)Ningaloo Reef (1)Sahel (2)Sargasso Sea (1)Wadden Sea (1)TaxonomyAllActinopterygii (1)Amphiprion (2)Carangidae (1)Carcharhinus (3)Chondrichthyes (12)Chordata (3)Clupeiformes (1)Coryphaenidae (1)Cyprinodontiformes (1)Istiophoridae (2)Lates (2)Lepomis (1)Lophiiformes (1)Oncorhynchus (1)Perciformes (6)Sarcopterygii (3)Syngnathiformes (1)Tetraodontiformes (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 45Allard's ClownfishSouth AfricaAlligator pipefishSouth AfricaAnoplogaster CornutaSouth AfricaAtlantic Bluefin TunaSouth AfricaAtlantic SailfishSouth AfricaBarramundiSouth AfricaBasking SharkSouth AfricaBlacktip Reef SharkSouth AfricaBlacktip sharkSouth AfricaBlue MarlinSouth AfricaBlue SharkSouth AfricaBluegillSouth AfricaBull SharkSouth AfricaCommon RemoraSouth AfricaEumecichthysSouth AfricaEuropean AnchovySouth AfricaFrilled SharkSouth AfricaGiant sunfishSouth AfricaGiant TrevallySouth AfricaGreat BarracudaSouth AfricaGreat HammerheadSouth AfricaGreat White SharkSouth AfricaGulf torpedoSouth AfricaHumpback AnglerfishSouth AfricaJohn DorySouth AfricaLatimeria ChalumnaeSouth AfricaMahi-mahiSouth AfricaNile PerchSouth AfricaNosestripe ClownfishSouth AfricaNothobranchius rachoviiSouth AfricaObtuse barracudaSouth AfricaOcean SunfishSouth AfricaProtopterus AnnectensSouth AfricaRainbow TroutSouth AfricaScalloped HammerheadSouth AfricaSharptail molaSouth AfricaShortfin Mako SharkSouth AfricaSixgill sawsharkSouth AfricaSmalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata)South AfricaSwordfishSouth AfricaTiger SharkSouth AfricaWest African LungfishSouth AfricaWhale SharkSouth AfricaYellowfin TunaSouth AfricaZebra SharkSouth AfricaSources1. Wikipedia: Fishtier 2WikipediaFish, Reproduction and life-cycle sectionQuote, Fish, Reproduction and life-cycle sectionOver 97% of fish, including salmon and goldfish, are oviparous, meaning that the eggs are shed into the water and develop outside the mother's body.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.