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Dichistius
Sign in to saveDichistius is a genus of centrarchiform ray-finned fishes, the galjoen fishes, native to the Atlantic coast of southern Africa (D. capensis) and the Indian Ocean coast of southern Africa (D. multifasciatus). Growing to lengths of (D. capensis) and (D. multifasciatus), both known species are popular commercial and game fishes.
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Galjoen
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyDichistiidae
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Dichistius is a genus of centrarchiform ray-finned fishes, the galjoen fishes, native to the Atlantic coast of southern Africa (D. capensis) and the Indian Ocean coast of southern Africa (D. multifasciatus). Growing to lengths of (D. capensis) and (D. multifasciatus), both known species are popular commercial and game fishes.
==Species== The currently recognized species in this genus are: Dichistius capensis (G. Cuvier, 1831) (galjoen) Dichistius multifasciatus (Pellegrin, 1914) (banded galjoen)