Endemism – Restricted to a certain region
or part of a region. In this case, found only in the waters
around South Africa.
Pelagic – Living in the ocean at mid or
surface levels in the water column.
Sciaenidae – Pertaining to the family of
fishes known as Sciaenidae which includes the kob and geelbek
species.
Serranidae – Pertaining to the family of
fishes known as Serranidae which includes various species of
rock cods.
Sparidae - Pertaining to the family of
fishes known as Sparidae which includes slinger,
musselcrackers, seventy four, scotsman, stumpnose and
karanteen.
Subtidal – Permanently submerged. Not
exposed to the air at low tides.
COD – Chemical oxygen demand
OA – Oxygen absorbed
pH – A measure of the acidity of a
solution
TDS – Total dissolved solids
