You can’t really say that you’ve been to Cape Vidal in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park if you haven’t spent at least a little time exploring the rock pools there and at Mission Rocks at low tide.
Natal Rock Crab (photo by Joubert)
Natal Rock Crab (photo by Joubert)
Convict Surgeonfish in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Small fish in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Convict Surgeonfish in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Little fish in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Convict Surgeonfish in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Blenny in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Little fish in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Convict Surgeonfish in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Crab in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Convict Surgeonfish in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Convict Surgeonfish in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Convict Surgeonfish in a rock pool at Cape Vidal
Seeing freshwater fish without casting a line is a little more tricky than peering into a rock pool, but the viewing platforms next to uMkhuze Game Reserve’s Nsumo Pan – and the pan’s clear water – makes it possible to see fish like these Red-breast Tilapia easily from above.
Redbreast Tilapia in Nsumo Pan
Redbreast Tilapia in Nsumo Pan
Redbreast Tilapia in Nsumo Pan
Redbreast Tilapia in Nsumo Pan
DeWetsWild 
Hoe lekker om hierdie vissies en krappe af te neem sonder om jou kop onder die water in te druk!
Ek bestel n onderwater-kamera sodra my skip inkom!
Mooi foto’s. Skoon helder water is amazing.
Mens besef nie hoe besoedel ons waterbronne is tot jy die water in sulke gebiede beleef nie.
Joubert’s photo of the rock crab is very interesting! An unusual looking fellow.
Perfectly shaped to wedge into small cracks in the rocks and stay safe, Anne. I’ll pass your kind comment to Joubert.
Fish aren’t the easiest to photograph so good job. I like the crabs. I wonder how the Convict Surgeonfish got its name?
I wondered the same thing, Janet. Convict Surgeonfish….what a strange name that is.
They look like surgeons, and have prison stripes on their uniforms!
Please see my reply to Janet on how they get their name, Lois.
Thanks, Janet!
The surgeonfish have spines next to their tails that look like, and are as sharp as, a scalpel – hence the name.