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Astronaut photo of Cape Town showing the Cape Peninsula, and surrounding waters, including False Bay. Map showing approximate extent of the range of the article and identifying key locations and the borders of the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area Marine ecoregions of the South African exclusive economic zone Marine species distribution reference map of the Southern African ...
Black dogfish, Centroscyllium fabricii (Reinhardt, 1825) (Western Cape) [2] Longnose velvet dogfish, Centroscymnus crepidater (Bocage and Capello, 1864) (Western Cape) [2] Short-tail lanternshark, Etmopterus brachyurus Smith and Radcliffe, 1912 (Western Cape, Natal and southern Mozambique) [2]
The R27 joins the R399 at Velddrif, which is near the point at which the meandering Berg River flows into the sea at St. Helena Bay. The estuary is an important bird habitat and is home to around 30,000 birds, including up to 80 species which are endemic to the Cape coast. [ 2 ]
Porterville is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The town is located at the foot of the Olifants River Mountains, 27 km south-east of Piketberg and 155 km north-east of Cape Town. It is situated 140 km north of Cape Town on R44 road at the base of the Olifants River mountains.
Gouda is a settlement in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The town lies some 38km south of Porterville, 14km west of Tulbagh and 61km north-west of Worcester. Prior to 1929, it was known as Porterville Road. Of Khoekhoen origin, the name Gouda is said to mean ‘antelope’.
Tusk shells (Scaphopoda) in South Africa include: Dentaliidae. Dentalium regulare E.A. Smith, 1903 (Jeffreys Bay to Durban) [4] [6] Antalis longirostrum (Reeve, 1843) (Indo-Pacific to KwaZulu-Natal south coast) [4] Gadilidae. Siphonodentalium booceras (Tomlin, 1926) [4] [6] Cadulus spp. Three other species known here, all inhabiting deep water [4]
Coelacanth off Pumula on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, South Africa, on 22 November 2019 Kelps Laminaria pallida (top) and Ecklonia maxima (below). The Marine biodiversity of South Africa is the variety of living organisms that live in the seas off the coast of South Africa.
Diplodus capensis, the Cape white seabream or blacktail seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish is found around the coasts of Southern Africa .