The Boknes Blind River In The Eastern Cape
The Boknes River, close to the towns of Cannon Rocks, Boknes, Alexandria and Kenton-on-sea, is a blind river, which rarely opens to the sea. The Boknes is not a very wide or long river and is very salty. It plays a vital role in the life cycle of the Sand Prawn, which can be found in abundance in this estuary and blind river.
When
the Boknes river opens and closes, many fish species get trapped in the
Boknes river and these fish can survive in the system until it opens
again, then they will move out of the river back in to the sea. There
are not a lot of fish in this river from my studies and exploration done
here. Besides the bird life, crustacean and marine life in and around
the river, these are some of the fish species one can expect to find in
the Boknes blind river:
- Cape Stumpnose
- Cape Moony
- Prison Goby
- Groovy Mullet
- Southern Mullet
- Flathead Mullet
- Freshwater Mullet
- Blackhand Sole
- Cape Silverside
- Kob
- Garrick
- Spotted Grunter
- White Steenbras
