Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Dentex

(See list of species below)

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Madinabeitia, I.

Dentex abei
[Yellowfin sea bream]

Photo by FAO

Dentex angolensis
[Angolan dentex]

Photo by Dammous, S.

Dentex barnardi
[Barnard's dentex]

Photo by FAO

Dentex canariensis
[Canary dentex]

Photo by FAO

Dentex congoensis
[Congo dentex]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Dentex dentex
[Common dentex]

Photo by Justine, J.-L.

Dentex fourmanoiri
[]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Dentex gibbosus
[Pink dentex]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Dentex hypselosomus
[Yellowback sea-bream]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Dentex macrophthalmus
[Large-eye dentex]

Photo by Meyer, T.

Dentex maroccanus
[Morocco dentex]

No picture found
Indo Pacific
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL

Dentex spariformis
[Saffronfin sea bream]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Dentex tumifrons
[Yellowback seabream]

13 Species of Family Sparidae with Genus Dentex
(Porgies)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
2007	Dentex abei	Yellowfin sea bream	Western Pacific	30.7 SL
1953	Dentex angolensis	Angolan dentex	Eastern Atlantic	37 TL
1970	Dentex barnardi	Barnard's dentex	Eastern Atlantic	40 TL
1881	Dentex canariensis	Canary dentex	Eastern Atlantic	100 SL
1954	Dentex congoensis	Congo dentex	Eastern Atlantic	50 TL
1758	Dentex dentex	Common dentex	Eastern Atlantic	100 TL
1999	Dentex fourmanoiri		Southwest Pacific	21.5 SL
1810	Dentex gibbosus	Pink dentex	Eastern Atlantic	106 FL
1854	Dentex hypselosomus	Yellowback sea-bream	Northwest Pacific	30.6 SL
1791	Dentex macrophthalmus	Large-eye dentex	Eastern Atlantic	65 TL
1830	Dentex maroccanus	Morocco dentex	Eastern Atlantic	45 TL
1910	Dentex spariformis	Saffronfin sea bream	Indo Pacific	2.8 SL
1843	Dentex tumifrons	Yellowback seabream	Western Pacific	35 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Sparidae PorgiesGenus: Dentex(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Dentex

(See list of species below)