Fishes from offshore reefs in the St. Lucia and Maputaland Marine Reserves, South Africa

Chater, S.A., Beckley, L.E., Garratt, P.A., Ballard, J.A. and van der Elst, R.P. (1993) Fishes from offshore reefs in the St. Lucia and Maputaland Marine Reserves, South Africa. Lammergeyer, 42 . pp. 1-17.

Abstract

Information obtained during research cruises carried out in St. Lucia and Maputaland Marine Reserves in South Africa during the period August 1987 - October 1990 concerning the diversity of the fish in offshore reefs is presented. Diving and angling activities recorded a total of 25 elasmobranch and 374 teleost species. The family Labridae was the most species-rich group with 45 species recorded during the study period.