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Dichistius
| Dichistius | |
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| Galjoen (D. capensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Dichistiidae J. L. B. Smith, 1935[2] |
| Genus: | Dichistius T. N. Gill, 1888[1] |
| Type species | |
| Dipterodon capensis G. Cuvier, 1831[1]
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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]
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Dichistius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Dichistiidae". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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