''Dentex'' is a
genus
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of fish in the
family
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Sparidae
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.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Dentex abei''
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, 2007 (Yellowfin seabream)
* ''
Dentex angolensis''
Poll & Maul, 1953 (Angolan dentex)
* ''
Dentex barnardi''
Cadenat, 1970 (Barnard's dentex)
* ''
Dentex canariensis''
Steindachner
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, 1881 (Canary dentex)
* ''
Dentex carpenteri''
Iwatsuki, S. J. Newman & B. C. Russell, 2015 (Yellow snout seabream)
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* ''
Dentex congoensis''
Poll, 1954 (Congo dentex)
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Dentex dentex
The common dentex (''Dentex dentex'') is a species of fish in the family Sparidae.
Etymology
Genus and species Latin name ''Dentex'' is related to ''dentēs'' which means "teeth".
Description
Adult dentex can reach a length of , and weight ...
''
(Linnaeus
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, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...
) (Common dentex)
* ''
Dentex fourmanoiri
''Dentex'' is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Dentex abei'' Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007 (Yellowfin seabream)
* '' Dentex angolensis'' Poll & Maul, 1953 (A ...
''
Akazaki & Séret, 1999 (Fourmanoir's seabream)
* ''
Dentex gibbosus''
(Rafinesque
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, 1810) (Pink dentex)
* ''
Dentex hypselosomus''
Bleeker, 1854 (Yellowback seabream)
* ''
Dentex macrophthalmus
''Dentex'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Sparidae.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Dentex abei'' Yukio Iwatsuki, Iwatsuki, Masato Akazaki, Akazaki & Nobuhiko Taniguchi, Taniguchi, 2007 (Y ...
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, 1791) (Large-eye dentex)
* ''
Dentex maroccanus
''Dentex'' is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Dentex abei'' Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007 (Yellowfin seabream)
* ''Dentex angolensis'' Poll & Maul, 1953 (Angol ...
''
Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1830 (Morocco dentex)
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Dentex spariformis
''Dentex'' is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Dentex abei'' Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007 (Yellowfin seabream)
* ''Dentex angolensis'' Poll & Maul, 1953 (An ...
''
J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (Saffronfin seabream)
* ''
Dentex tumifrons''
( Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Crimson seabream)
References
Sparidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
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