Galjoen
Dichistius capensis
- Group: Other
- Max size: 80 cm
- For divers: safe
A prize of South African shore anglers, the galjoen holds in the surge of inshore reefs and rocky gullies, grazing mussels, crustaceans and other invertebrates off the rock. It gathers in winter and breeds in deeper water, and years of heavy fishing have thinned its numbers.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Centrarchiformes › Dichistiidae › Dichistius
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 221426.
FAQ
- Is the Galjoen dangerous to divers?
- The Galjoen is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Galjoen get?
- The Galjoen grows to about 80 cm.