S.A.U.F.F Womans Records - South African Underwater Fishing Federation

WOMANS

#	Family or Species	Species or Sub-species	Scientific Name	Mass (kg)	Diver	Union	Year
1	Baardman	Tasselfish	Umbrina ronchus	5.960	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2020
2	Baracuda	Great	Sphyraena barracuda	Vacant
3	Baracuda	Pickhandle	Sphyraena jello	Vacant
4	Baracuda	Sawtooth	Sphyraena putnamae	Vacant
5	Baracuda	Blackfin	Sphyraena qenie	Vacant
6	Barrelfish	African Barrelfish	Schedophilus velaini	Vacant
7	Big eye	Crescent-Tail	Priacanthus hamrur	Vacant
8	Bonefish		Albula vulpes	Vacant
9	Bonito	Oriental	Sarda orientalis	Vacant
10	Bonito	Atlantic	Sarda sarda	1.816	J. Wegewarth	WP	2020
11	Bream	Soldier	Argyrops filamentosus	Vacant
12	Bream	Santer	Cheimerius nufar	2.300	M. de Jager	WP	2022
13	Bream	Englishman	Chrysoblephus anglicus	Vacant
14	Bream	Dageraad	Chrysoblephus cristiceps	Vacant
15	Bream	Red Stumpnose	Chrysoblephus gibbiceps	Vacant
16	Bream	Red Roman	Chrysoblephus laticeps	2.553	M. de Jager	WP	2018
17	Bream	False Englishman	Chrysoblephus lophus	Vacant
18	Bream	Slinger	Chrysoblephus puniceus	1.030	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2021
19	Bream	Black Musselcracker	Cymatoceps nasutus	Vacant
20	Bream	Zebra	Diplodus cervinus hottentotus	1.272	J. Wegewarth	WP	2020
21	Bream	Blacktail	Diplodus sargus capensis	Vacant
22	Bream	John Brown	Gymnocrotaphus curvidens	1.846	M. de Jager	WP	2021
23	Bream	White Steenbras	Lithognathus lithognathus	Vacant
24	Bream	Hottentot - Blue	Pachymetopon aeneum	3.140	R Neethling	KZN	1992
25	Bream	Hottentot	Pachymetopon blochii	1.710	M. de Jager	WP	2019
26	Bream	Bronze	Pachymetopon grande	2.829	T-R. Toich	Border	2023
27	Bream	Red Steenbras	Petrus rupestris	Vacant
28	Bream	German	Polyamblyodon germanum	1.930	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2019
29	Bream	Christie	Polyamblyodon gibbosum	Vacant
30	Bream	Scotsman	Polysteganus preorbitalis	2.280	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2023
31	Bream	White Stumpnose	Rhabdosargus globiceps	Vacant
32	Bream	Cape Stumpnose	Rhabdosargus holubi	Vacant
33	Bream	Natal Stumpnose	Rhabdosargus sarga	2.310	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2021
34	Bream	Bigeye Stumpnose	Rhabdosargus thorpei	Vacant
35	Bream	White Musselcracker	Sparodon durbanensis	5.880	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2023
36	Carpenter		Argyrozona argyrozona	Vacant
37	Cavebass	Lantern Fish	Dinoperca petersi	Vacant
38	Chub	Brassy	Kyphosus vaigiensis	Vacant
39	Chub	Grey	Kyphosus bigibbus	Vacant
40	Concertina fish		Drepani longimanus	Vacant
41	Dorado	Dorado, Dorrie	Coryphaena hippurus	Vacant
42	Drift fish	Southern	Ariomma indica	Vacant
43	Elephant fish		Callorhincus capensis	Vacant
44	Elf	Shad	Pomatomus saltatrix	Vacant
45	Emperor	Rippled Barenose	Gymnocranius robinsoni	Vacant
46	Emperor	Yellowfin	Lethrinus crocineus
47	Emperor	Longnose	Lethrinus olivaceus	Vacant
48	Emperor	Blue	Lethrinus nebulosus	Vacant
49	Emperor	Bigeye Barenose	Monotaxis grandoculis	Vacant
50	Fingerfin	Two-tone, Butterfish	Chirodactylus brachydactylus	Vacant
51	Fingerfin	Banksteenbras	Chirodactylus grandis	4.335	T-R. Toich	Border	2021
52	Fingerfin	Natal Banksteenbras	Chirodactylus jessicalenorum	Vacant	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2021
53	Flathead	Bartail	Platycephalus indicus	Vacant
54	Galjoen	Galjoen	Dichistius capensis	2.420	M. de Jager	WP	2021
55	Garrick	Garrick, Leervis, Leerie	Lichia amia	14.270	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2019
56	Geelbek	Cape Salmon	Atractoscion aequidens	Vacant
57	Goatfish	Blacksaddle	Parupeneus rubescens	Vacant
58	Goatfish	Goldsaddle	Parupeneus cyclostomus	Vacant
59	Goatfish	Indian	Parupeneus indicus	Vacant
60	Grunter	Cock	Pomadasys multimaculatum	Vacant
61	Grunter	Javelin	Pomadasys kaakan	Vacant
62	Grunter	Spotted	Pomadasys commersonnii	3.550	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2021
63	Horsefish	Smooth	Congiopodus torvus	Vacant
64	John Dory		Zeus faber	2.700	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2020
65	Jutjaw		Parascorpis typus	Vacant
66	Kingfish	Longfin	Carangoides armatus	Vacant
67	Kingfish	Longnose	Carangoides chrysophrys	Vacant
68	Kingfish	Coastal	Carangoides coeruleopinnatus	Vacant
69	Kingfish	Blue	Carangoides ferdau	Vacant
70	Kingfish	Yellowspotted, Fulvi	Carangoides fulvoguttatus	Vacant
71	Kingfish	Bludger	Carangoides gymnostethus	Vacant
72	Kingfish	Giant	Caranx ignobilis	Vacant
73	Kingfish	Bluefin	Caranx melampygus	Vacant
74	Kingfish	Brassy	Caranx papuensis	Vacant
75	Kingfish	Blacktip	Caranx sem	Vacant
76	Kingfish	Bigeye	Caranx sexfasciatus	Vacant
77	Kingfish	White	Pseudocaranx dentex	Vacant
78	Kingfish	Blackbanded	Seriolina nigrofasciata	Vacant
79	Knifejaw	Cape	Oplegnathus conwayi	3.535	T-R. Toich	Border	2023
80	Knifejaw	Mozambique	Oplegnathus peaolopesi	Vacant
81	Knifejaw	Natal	Oplegnathus robinsoni	2.220	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2019
82	Kob	Daga Salmon, Kabeljou	Argyrosomus japonicus	12.050	T-R. Toich	Border	2021
83	Kob	Squaretail	Argyrosomus thorpei	Vacant
84	Mackerel	King	Scomberomorus commerson	11.100	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2022
85	Mackerel	Queen	Scomberomorus plurilineatus	4.910	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2019
86	Marlin	Black	Makaira indica	Vacant
87	Marlin	Blue	Makaira nigricans	Vacant
88	Marlin	Striped	Tetrapturus audax	Vacant
89	Milkfish	Chanos	Chanos chanos	Vacant
90	Mirrorfish	Threadfin	Alectis ciliaris	Vacant
91	Mirrorfish	Indian	Alectis indicus	Vacant
92	Mullet	Striped	Liza tricuspidens	1.070	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2019
93	Mullet	Flathead	Mugil cephalus	Vacant
94	Needlefish	Garfish	Ablennes hians	Vacant
95	Parrotfish	Blue Humphead	Chlorurus cyanescens	Vacant
96	Parrotfish	Bluebarred	Scarus ghobban	Vacant
97	Parrotfish	Ember	Scarus rubroviolaceus	Vacant
98	Parrotfish	Fivesaddle	Scarus scaber	Vacant
99	Parrotfish	Split Paint	Scarus sordidus	Vacant
100	Parrotfish	Starry-eye, Christmas	Calotomus carolinus	Vacant
101	Pomfret	Black	Parastromateus niger	Vacant
102	Pompano	Southern	Trachinotus africanus	Vacant
103	Pompano	Large Spotted	Trachinotus botla	Vacant
104	Prodigal son	Cobia	Rachycentron canadum	9.380	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2023
105	Queenfish	Queenie	Scomberoides commersonnianus	Vacant
106	Rabbitfish	Whitespot	Siganus sutor	Vacant
107	Rainbow runner		Elagatis bipinnulata	Vacant
108	Rockcod	Peacock	Cephalopholis argus	Vacant
109	Rockcod	Coral	Cephalopholis miniata	Vacant
110	Rockcod	Six Blotch	Cephalopholis sexmaculata	Vacant
111	Rockcod	Tomato	Cephalopholis sonnerati	Vacant
112	Rockcod	Smooth	Dermatolepsis striolatus	Vacant
113	Rockcod	Catface	Epinephelus andersoni	5.960	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2023
114	Rockcod	Whitespot	Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus	Vacant
115	Rockcod	Moustache	Epinephelus chabaudi	Vacant
116	Rockcod	Brownspotted	Epinephelus chlorostigma	Vacant
117	Rockcod	Yellowtail, Purple	Epinephelus flavocaeruleus	Vacant
118	Rockcod	Yellowbelly	Epinephelus guaza	4.850	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2024
119	Rockcod	Streaky Spot	Epinephelus longispinus	Vacant
120	Rockcod	Malabar	Epinephelus malabaricus	Vacant
121	Rockcod	Honeycomb	Epinephelus merra	Vacant
122	Rockcod	White-blotched	Epinephelus multinotatus	Vacant
123	Rockcod	Tiger	Epinephelus posteli	Vacant
124	Rockcod	Halfmoon	Epinephelus rivulatus	Vacant
125	Rockcod	Foursaddle	Epinephelus spilotoceps	Vacant
126	Rockcod	Orange Spotted	Epinephelus suillus	Vacant
127	Rockcod	Greasy	Epinephelus tauvina	Vacant
128	Rockcod	Marbled Leopard	Plectropomus punctatus	Vacant
129	Rockcod	Yellow-edge Lyretail	Variola louti	Vacant
130	Rubberlip	Sailfin	Diagramma pictum	Vacant
131	Rubberlip	Dusky	Plectorhinchus chubbi	3.090	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2023
132	Rubberlip	Lemonfish	Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus	Vacant
133	Rubberlip	Harry Hotlips	Plectorhinchus gibbosus	Vacant
134	Rubberlip	Barred	Plectorhinchus plagiodesmus	Vacant
135	Rubberlip	Whitebarred	Plectorhinchus playfairi	Vacant
136	Rubberlip	Minstrel	Plectorhinchus schotaf	Vacant
137	Rubberlip	Redlip	Plectorhinchus sordidus	Vacant
138	Sailfish	Indo-Pacific	Istiophorus platypterus	39.000	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2020
139	Scad	Torpedo	Megalaspis cordyla	Vacant
140	Scorpionfish	Large Scale Scorpionfish	Scorpaena scrofa	1.335	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2020
141	Snapper	Smalltooth Red Jobfish	Pristipomoides filamentosus	Vacant
142	Snapper	Green Jobfish, Kaakap	Aprion virescens	Vacant
143	Snapper	River	Lutjanus argentimaculatus	Vacant
144	Snapper	Twinspot	Lutjanus bohar	Vacant
145	Snapper	Speckled	Lutjanus rivulatus	Vacant
146	Snapper	Blood	Lutjanus sanguineus	Vacant
147	Snapper	Black beauty	Macolor niger	Vacant
148	Snapper	Dusky Fusilier	Paracaesio sordidus	1.600	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2019
149	Snapper	Yellowtail Fusilier, Protea Bream	Paracaesio xanthura	Vacant
150	Snoek	Cape	Thyrsites atun	Vacant
151	Springer	Ten Pounder	Elops machnata	Vacant
152	Spadefish	Spadie	Tripterodon orbis	3.610	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2024
153	Stonebream	Stony	Noescorpis lithophilus	1.030	T. Nadauld	SKZN	2019
154	Stonefish	Stonefish	Synanceia verrucosa	Vacant
155	Squirrelfish	Sabre	Sargocentron spiniferum	Vacant
156	Tripletail	Lobotes	Lobotes surinamensis	2.370	R. Neethling	KZN	1993
157	Tuna	Slender	Allothunnus fallai	Vacant
158	Tuna	Eastern Little	Euthynnus affinis	Vacant
159	Tuna	Dogtooth	Gymnosarda unicolor	Vacant
160	Tuna	Skipjack	Katsuwonus pelamis	Vacant
161	Tuna	Longfin, Albacore	Thunnus alalunga	Vacant
162	Tuna	Yellowfin	Thunnus albacares	Vacant
163	Tuna	Big eye	Thunnus obesus	Vacant
164	Unicornfish	Bluespine	Naso unicornis	Vacant
165	Unicornfish	Blacktongue	Naso xenocanthus	Vacant
166	Unicorn	Leatherjacket	Aluterus monoceros	Vacant
167	Wahoo		Acanthocybium solandri	18.980	J. Hattingh	KZN	2022
168	Wrasse	Goldsaddle hogfish	Bodianus perditio	Vacant
169	Wrasse	Saddleback	Bodianus bilunulatus	Vacant
170	Wrasse	Surge	Thalassoma purpureum	Vacant
171	Wrasse (Hogfish)	Clown Cloris	Coris aygula	Vacant
172	Yellowtail	Amberjack	Seriola dumerili	Vacant
173	Yellowtail	Giant	Seriola lalandi	12.200	M. de Jager	WP	2021
174	Yellowtail	Longfin	Seriola rivoliana	Vacant

175	Rock Lobster	West Coast	Jasus lalandii
176	Rock Lobster	East Coast	Panulirus homarus
177	Alikreukel		Littorina Littorea

This record list has been amended to exclude from it all records shot outside the borders of South Africa,
all protected species and all sharks, rays & skates.

Spearfishing Custodian: Angelo Spada
e-mail: Spadadon@gmail.com

Legend:

B – Border
Bid – Boland
EP – Eastern Province
Mld – Midlands
KZN – Natal
NG – Northern Gauteng
SC – Southern Cape
SG – Southern Gauteng
SN – Southern Natal
WP – Western Province
Z – Zululand