Dichistius
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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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 80 cm (31 in) (D. capensis) and 35 cm (14 in) (D. multifasciatus), both known species are popular commercial and game fishes.[3][4]
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| Dichistius | |
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| Galjoen (D. capensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Suborder: | Terapontoidei |
| Family: | Dichistiidae J. L. B. Smith, 1935[1] |
| Genus: | Dichistius T. N. Gill, 1888[2] |
| Type species | |
| Dipterodon capensis G. Cuvier, 1831[2] | |
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[4]
- Dichistius capensis (G. Cuvier, 1831) (galjoen)
- Dichistius multifasciatus (Pellegrin, 1914) (banded galjoen)
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