Galjoen fishes (Dichistius)

General data
- Main name: Galjoen fishes
Classification
- Family: Dichistiidae - Galjoen fishes
- Order: Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned 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)