Galjoen
Encyclopedia
The galjoen, black bream, or blackfish, Dichistius capensis, is a species of marine fish
that is found only along the coast of South Africa
. Length up to 55 cm, weight up to 7 kg.
It appears in particular to be partial to the white mussels residing in the sandy beaches and inlets of the rocky outcrops along the southern coast.
It is the national fish of South Africa.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
that is found only along the coast of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Length up to 55 cm, weight up to 7 kg.
It appears in particular to be partial to the white mussels residing in the sandy beaches and inlets of the rocky outcrops along the southern coast.
It is the national fish of South Africa.