''Dichistius'' is a
genus
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of
perciform fishes, the galjoen fishes, native to the
Atlantic
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coast of southern
Africa
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(''D. capensis'') and the
Indian Ocean
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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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Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:Dichistius capensis
The galjoen, black bream, or blackfish (''Dichistius capensis'') is a species of marine fish found only along the coast of southern Africa from Angola to South Africa.
Galjoen is the national fish of South Africa.
Distribution and habitat
Th ...
'' (G. Cuvier
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in nat ...
, 1831) (galjoen)
* ''Dichistius multifasciatus
''Dichistius'' is a genus of perciform 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'') ...
'' ( Pellegrin, 1914) (banded galjoen)
See also
*List of fish families
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References
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Dichistiidae
Ray-finned fish genera