Dichistius

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 80 cm (31 in) (D. capensis) and 35 cm (14 in) (D. multifasciatus), both known species are popular commercial and game fishes.[3][4]

Dichistius
Galjoen (D. capensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
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)

See also

References
  1. Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Dichistius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Dichistiidae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Dichistius in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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