Dichistius - Galjoen fishes
Classification
Genus:
Dichistius - Galjoen fishes
Family: Dichistiidae - Galjoen fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
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.
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
Dichistius capensis (G. Cuvier, 1831) (galjoen)
Dichistius multifasciatus (Pellegrin, 1914) (banded galjoen)