Dichistius multifasciatus

Dichistius multifasciatus, the banded galjoen, is a species of fish that occurs on the south and east coast of South Africa and also on Madagascar. The fish can reach a length of up to 35 cm and weigh 1.7 kg. The fish is brown/black with 15-20 brown vertical stripes and prefers the warmer waters. Occurs in turbulent rocky beaches.

Dichistius multifasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Dichistiidae
Genus: Dichistius
Species:
D. multifasciatus
Binomial name
Dichistius multifasciatus
(Pellegrin, 1914)

References
    • Sea Fishes of Southern Africa. Rudy van der Elst & Dennis King. 2006. ISBN 978-1-77007-345-6
    • Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa. Phil & Elaine Heemstra. 2004. ISBN 1-920033-01-7
    • Fishbase
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