Dentex
| Dentex | |
|---|---|
| Dentex dentex | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sparidae |
| Genus: | Dentex G. Cuvier, 1814 |
| Type species | |
| Sparus dentex Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dentex is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. The fishes in this genus are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.