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galjoen (Dichistius capensis)
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Dichistiidae

galjoen

Dichistius capensis

Instant color shift black to silver

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

galjoen is a marine fish from Southeast Atlantic to southwestern Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 80 cm.

Maximum length
80 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic to southwestern Indian Ocean: southern Angola to Natal, South Africa.

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