| Two oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa G Branch Penguin Random House South Africa, 2017 | 514 | 2017 |
| Field guide to insects of South Africa M Picker Penguin Random House South Africa, 2012 | 332 | 2012 |
| Marine biodiversity in South Africa: an evaluation of current states of knowledge CL Griffiths, TB Robinson, L Lange, A Mead PloS one 5 (8), e12008, 2010 | 235 | 2010 |
| Marine alien species of South Africa—status and impacts TB Robinson, CL Griffiths, CD McQuaid, M Rius African Journal of Marine Science 27 (1), 297-306, 2005 | 232 | 2005 |
| Bivalvia CL Griffiths, RJ Griffiths Bivalvia through Reptilia, 1-88, 1987 | 210 | 1987 |
| Marine invasive aliens on South African shores: implications for community structure and tropillc functioning CL Griffiths, PAR Hockey, C Van Erkom Schurink, PJ Le Roux South African Journal of Marine Science 12 (1), 713-722, 1992 | 199 | 1992 |
| Kelp wrack and the flow of energy through a sandy beach ecosystem CL Griffiths, JME Stenton-Dozey, K Koop Sandy beaches as ecosystems, 547-556, 1983 | 174 | 1983 |
| The Amphipoda of Southern Africa: 5. The Gammaridea and Caprellidea of the Cape Province west of Cape Agulhas CL Griffiths Annals of the South African Museum, 1975 | 160 | 1975 |
| The Benguela ecosystem. Part v. The coastal zone GM Branch, CL Griffiths Oceanography and Marine Biology Annual Review 26, 395-486, 1988 | 155 | 1988 |
| The fauna and rate of degradation of stranded kelp CL Griffiths, J Stenton-Dozey Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 12 (6), 645-653, 1981 | 152 | 1981 |
| Energy-Balance And Significance Of Microorganisms In A Kelp Bed Community RC Newell, JG Field, CL Griffiths Marine Ecology Progress Series 8 (1), 103-113, 1982 | 150 | 1982 |
| The relative significance of bacteria, meio-and macrofauna on an exposed sandy beach K Koop, CL Griffiths Marine Biology 66 (3), 295-300, 1982 | 145 | 1982 |
| The ecology of kelp bed communities in the Benguela upwelling system B Velimirov, JG Field, CL Griffiths, P Zoutendyk Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 30 (1), 495-518, 1977 | 144 | 1977 |
| Wave-induced kelp movement and its importance for community structure B Velimirov, CL Griffiths Botanica marina 22 (3), 169-172, 1979 | 142 | 1979 |
| Some relationships between size, food availability and energy balance in the ribbed musselAulacomya ater CL Griffiths, JA King Marine Biology 51 (2), 141-149, 1979 | 138 | 1979 |
| Guide to the benthic marine amphipods of Southern Africa CL Griffiths Trustees of the South African Museum, 1976 | 133 | 1976 |
| Alien and invasive animals: A South African perspective M Picker Penguin Random House South Africa, 2013 | 132 | 2013 |
| Energy expended on growth and gonad output in the ribbed musselAulacomya ater CL Griffiths, JA King Marine Biology 53 (3), 217-222, 1979 | 129 | 1979 |
| The effect of size and temperature on the predation of cockles Cerastoderma edule (L.) by the shore crab Carcinus maenas (L.) ME Sanchez-Salazar, CL Griffiths, R Seed Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 111 (2), 181-193, 1987 | 125 | 1987 |
| Rock-lobsters and mussels—limitations and preferences in a predator-prey interaction CL Griffiths, JL Seiderer Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 44 (1), 95-109, 1980 | 124 | 1980 |
