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Dichistius capensis (Galjoen)

Synonyms: Coracinus aper; Coracinus capensis; Dichistius falcatus; Dipterodon capensis
Language: Afrikaans; Danish; French; German; Mandarin Chinese; Portuguese; Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The galjoen, black bream, or blackfish (Dichistius capensis) is a species of marine fish found only along the coast of southern Africa from Angola to South Africa. Galjoen is the national fish of South Africa.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Tsitsikamma National Park II 34343 Southern Cape, South Africa  

Emblem of

South Africa

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0