Common dentex
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| Common dentex off Tenerife (Spain) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Dentex |
| Species: | D. dentex
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| Binomial name | |
| Dentex dentex | |
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The common dentex (Dentex dentex) is a species of marine
ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a highly valued food fish and is an important target species for fisheries and the population has shown large declines leading the International Union for Conservation of Nature
to classify its conservation status as Vulnerable.
Taxonomy
The common dentex was first formally
type locality as the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.[3] In 1814 Georges Cuvier proposed the genus Dentex with Sparus dentex as the type species by absolute tautonymy.[4] The genus Dentex is placed in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World.[5] Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Denticinae,[6] but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae.[5]
Etymology
The common dentex has the
canine-like teeth with the outermost row being the biggest and those in the front of the jaws being the most enlarged.[7]
Description
The common dentex has the
total length of the common dentex is 100 cm (39 in), although 50 cm (20 in) is more typical and the maximum published weight is 14.3 kg (32 lb).[2]
Distribution and habitat
The common dentex is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean between the
benthopelagic fish found at depths down to 200 m (660 ft), although commonest at 15 to 50 m (49 to 164 ft), over rocky substrates in inshore waters.[8]
Biology
The common dentex is an active predator, feeding on other fish,
gonochoristic but hermaphroditism has been recorded.[8] The adults tend to be solitary when not spawning while the juveniles aggregate in schools.[2]
Fisheries and conservation
The common dentex is a highly valued food fish with a high commercial value and it has a life history which makes it vulnerable to
FAO).[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Dentex dentex" in FishBase. October 2023 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Dentex". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Sparidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ OL 25909650M.
- ^ Parenti, P. (2019). "An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Sparidae". FishTaxa. 4 (2): 47–98.
- ^ "Order SPARIFORMES: Families LETHRINIDAE, NEMIPTERIDAE and SPARIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Species Fact Sheets Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)". FAO. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Dentex dentex". European Union. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- .
Further reading
- Louisy, Patrick (2006). Trainito, Egidio (ed.). Guida all'identificazione dei pesci marini d'Europa e del Mediterraneo. Milan: Il Castello. ISBN 88-8039-472-X.
External links
- Photos of Common dentex on Sealife Collection