Fish
Carpenter
Argyrozona argyrozona
A slender, silvery deep-reef seabream, one of the classic Cape line-fish.
Also known as kapenaar, karpenaar, silverfish
- Habitat
- Deeper offshore reefs
The carpenter, or kapenaar, is a silvery seabream of deeper reef, and one of the traditional Cape line-fishes. It is caught by ski-boat and line anglers over offshore reef along the southern Cape.
Divers on the deeper pinnacles and ledges will recognise it by its slim, silver form working the reef edge.