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Interesting new record and further notes on the occurrence of marine fish in Nyamithi Pan, Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa

R. Kyle
Koedoe | Vol 45, No 2 | a29 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v45i2.29 | © 2002 South African National Parks
Submitted: 14 December 2002 | Published: 14 December 2002

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R. Kyle, Ezemvelo KwaZulu Natal Wildlife, South Africa

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Nyamithi Pan, situated in Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa, is a floodplain pan near the confluence of the Usuthu and Pongolo rivers. It lies approximately 75 km from the Indian Ocean. The floodplain and its fish have been extensively surveyed (Coke & Pott 1970; Kok 1980; Merron et al 1993, 1994, 1994a, 1994b, 1994c, 1994d; Pooley 1975) and there are many records of the occurrence of marine fish in this and other pans of the Pongolo and Usuthu rivers. These are, however, usually isolated instances of individual fish being caught and attracting attention.

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