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Genus of ray-finned fishes

Dichistius
Galjoen (D. capensis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Dichistiidae
J. L. B. Smith, 1935
Genus: Dichistius
T. N. Gill, 1888
Type species
Dipterodon capensis
G. Cuvier, 1831

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.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

See also

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Dichistius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Dichistiidae". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dichistius". FishBase. April 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Dichistius
Dichistiidae


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