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I cannot remember where this list comes from, but if someone wants to add all the species in I should be most grateful.
The odds are this one comes from Alien and Invasive Animals: a South African perspective: Picker & Griffiths 2011 Struik Nature.

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Disc Lamp Shell (Discinisca tenuis)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Disc Lamp Shell from South Atlantic Ocean, WC, ZA on July 20, 2022 at 11:52 AM by natuurliefhebber (View All) | 0 comments
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Sea Vase (Ciona intestinalis)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Sea Vase from South Africa simonstown longbeach on April 28, 2024 at 10:24 AM by carel van der Colff (View All) | 0 comments
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European Ascidian (Ascidiella aspersa)

Status: Introduced

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Green Tube Tunicate (Ascidia sydneiensis)

Status: Introduced

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Blunt-spined Microcosmus (Microcosmus squamiger)

Status: Introduced

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Compass Sea Squirt (Asterocarpa humilis)

Status: Introduced

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Star Tunicate (Botryllus schlosseri)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Star Tunicate from Murdock Valley, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa on April 29, 2024 at 12:06 PM by carel van der Colff (View All) | 0 comments
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Pleated Sea Squirt (Styela plicata)

Status: Introduced

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Lightbulb Sea Squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Lightbulb Sea Squirt from Ndlambe Local Municipality, South Africa on April 17, 2024 at 06:28 PM by Henry de Lange (View All) | 0 comments

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Jelly Crust Tunicate (Diplosoma listerianum)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Jelly Crust Tunicate from Main Road, WC, ZA on November 25, 2023 at 08:39 AM by Sarah Ackland (View All) | 0 comments
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Brahminy Blindsnake (Indotyphlops braminus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Brahminy Blindsnake from Parow, Cape Town, 7500, South Africa on April 28, 2024 by aidan_14 (View All) | 0 comments
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Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Rose-ringed Parakeet from Sunninghill, South Africa on April 28, 2024 by chriscross2012 (View All) | 0 comments

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Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Feral Pigeon from 14 BUREAU LANE RENTBEL TOWERS CHURCH SQUARE OFFICE 616 SIXTH FLOOR PRETORIA TSHWANE, Pretoria Central, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa on May 3, 2024 at 11:57 AM by Collin Mabutja (Ofentse) (View All) | 0 comments
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Indian Peafowl from Garden Route District Municipality, South Africa on May 1, 2024 at 07:19 AM by Hugh Sussens (View All) | 0 comments
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Chukar (Alectoris chukar)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Chukar from Robben Island, Robben Island, WC, ZA on July 21, 2023 at 04:30 PM by luke_goddard (View All) | 0 comments

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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Domestic Mallard from 9WRC+V4, Nanaga, South Africa on April 28, 2024 at 02:30 PM by Dan Mendelowitz (View All) | 0 comments
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: House Sparrow from Rosemary Ave & Pinkie St, Annlin, Pretoria, 0066, South Africa on May 3, 2024 at 02:11 PM by theoutdoorman102 (View All) | 0 comments
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: European Starling from Jenny Lane, Blouberg, WC, ZA on May 1, 2024 at 04:46 PM by Yvonne Botha (View All) | 0 comments

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Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Common Myna from Meyerspark, Pretoria, 0103, South Africa on May 3, 2024 at 12:33 PM by Annette Odendaal (View All) | 0 comments
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House Crow (Corvus splendens)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: House Crow from Snell Parade, Durban, KZN, ZA on April 28, 2024 at 09:47 AM by Pavla Sessions (View All) | 0 comments
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Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Common Chaffinch from Dreyersdal Road, Bergvliet on March 29, 2024 at 11:56 AM by Tony Rebelo (View All) | 0 comments

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European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Domestic Rabbit from Mossel Bay, 6506, South Africa on April 27, 2024 at 05:45 PM by springerbaaiecoestate (View All) | 0 comments
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Eastern Gray Squirrel from Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa on May 2, 2024 at 11:20 AM by aspenfyre (View All) | 0 comments
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Black Rat (Rattus rattus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Black Rat from Carletonville, 2499, South Africa on December 16, 2023 at 08:55 PM by Kyle Campbell (View All) | 0 comments

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Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Brown Rat from Green Point, Cape Town, 8051, South Africa on March 13, 2024 at 04:28 PM by Sarah Foote (View All) | 0 comments
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House Mouse (Mus musculus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: House Mouse from Chanteclair Avenue, Onrus, WC, ZA on February 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM by renatakruyswijk (View All) | 0 comments
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Eurasian Hamster (Cricetus cricetus)

Status: Introduced

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European Fallow Deer (Dama dama)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: European Fallow Deer from Drakenstein Municipality, South Africa on April 27, 2024 at 01:42 PM by Jean Stephenson (View All) | 0 comments
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Sambar (Rusa unicolor)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Sambar from Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, WC, ZA on February 13, 2024 at 12:31 AM by dlcastles (View All) | 0 comments
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Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Himalayan Tahr from Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, WC, ZA on April 29, 2024 at 01:23 PM by achterbergh (View All) | 0 comments

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Domestic Goat (Capra hircus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Domestic Goat from Richmond Local Municipality, South Africa on April 12, 2024 at 12:34 PM by zamanindlela (View All) | 0 comments
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Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Domestic Pig from Dirt road and tracks along the east bank of the Fish River between the N2 and the mouth of the Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa on April 28, 2024 at 12:49 PM by Craig Peter (View All) | 0 comments
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Domestic Cat (Felis catus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Domestic Cat from Van Leenhof St & Swanepoel St, Erasmia, Centurion, 0023, South Africa on April 30, 2024 at 11:28 AM by Rehaana Alli (View All) | 0 comments

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Donkey (Equus asinus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Donkey from Grahamstown to the Koonap River on the R67, Eastern Cape, South Africa on April 29, 2024 at 10:16 AM by Craig Peter (View All) | 0 comments
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Domestic Horse (Equus caballus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Domestic Horse from Fisherhaven, 7200, South Africa on April 27, 2024 at 12:44 PM by CONNOR GARVIE (View All) | 0 comments
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Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Spotted Bass from High Riding Drive, Sir Lowrys Pass, WC, ZA on March 9, 2024 at 02:20 PM by Maritza Van Rensburg (View All) | 0 comments

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Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Largemouth Bass from Sand River, Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, South Africa on April 16, 2024 at 10:21 AM by Andrew Deacon (View All) | 0 comments
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Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Smallmouth Bass from Namaqualand, South Africa on April 26, 2024 at 09:22 AM by Johann van Biljon (View All) | 0 comments
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Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Bluegill from Cape Agulhas Municipality, South Africa on April 26, 2024 at 03:07 PM by janlu_n (View All) | 0 comments

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Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Nile Tilapia from Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa on April 26, 2019 at 11:55 AM by jonrichfield (View All) | 0 comments
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Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus)

Status: Introduced

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Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Grass Carp from Namakwa District Municipality, South Africa on March 21, 2023 at 11:44 AM by Dale Kindler (View All) | 0 comments

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Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Silver Carp from Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve, South Africa on May 1, 2023 at 10:45 AM by Farai Tererai (View All) | 0 comments
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Tench (Tinca tinca)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Tench from 4th Avenue, Ceres, WC, ZA on April 30, 2023 at 05:25 PM by paddacronje (View All) | 0 comments
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European Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: European Carp from Oewersig, 8 Bezuidenhout Street, Potchefstroom, 2531, South Africa on April 22, 2024 at 05:14 PM by Jonathan Mark Birch (View All) | 0 comments

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Added by tonyrebelo on April 08, 2019

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