Yellowfin sea bream
Dentex abei Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Dentex abei, the yellowfin seabream, 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 Western Pacific Ocean in East Asia.
Wikipedia contributors, Dentex abei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:32:48.358882+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dentex abei Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007
- Name authority
- Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007
- Common name
- Yellowfin sea bream
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Sparidae
- Genus
- Dentex
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familySparidae Rafinesque, 1818
- genusDentex Cuvier, 1814
- speciesDentex abei Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dentex. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dentex canariensis Steindachner, 1881 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Congo dentexDentex congoensis Poll, 1954 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| common dentexDentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Morocco dentexDentex maroccanus Valenciennes, 1830 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentex spariformis Ogilby, 1910 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentex carpenteri Iwatsuki, Newman & Russell, 2015 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Angolan dentexDentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentex barnardi Cadenat, 1970 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentex hypselosomus Bleeker, 1854 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Iwatsuki, Y., Akazaki, M., & Taniguchi, N. (2007). Review of the species of the genus Dentex (Perciformes:Sparidae) in the Western Pacific defined as the D. hypselosomus complex with the description of a new species, Dentex abei and a redescription of Evynnis tumifrons. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Ser. A. Suppl. 1:29–49. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34TSP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.