common dentex
Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
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
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Common dentex; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:47.907035+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- common dentex
- 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 dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowfin sea breamDentex abei Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dentex canariensis Steindachner, 1881 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Congo dentexDentex congoensis Poll, 1954 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dentex vulgaris Valenciennes, 1830 Valenciennes, 1830 | synonym |
| Sparus dentex Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Dentex (Dentex) dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273962 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:34TT8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.