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Dentex Cuvier, 1814

126075  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126075)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order)
  11. Sparidae (Family)
  12. Dentex (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Allotaius Whitley, 1937 · unaccepted (synonym)
Synagris Bleeker (ex Klein), 1876 · unaccepted (synonym)
Synagris Walbaum (ex Klein), 1792 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Subgenus Dentex (Cheimerius)
    1. Species Dentex (Cheimerius) canariensis Steindachner, 1881 represented as Dentex canariensis Steindachner, 1881
    2. Species Dentex (Cheimerius) gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810) represented as Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810)
  2. Subgenus Dentex (Dentex)
    1. Species Dentex (Dentex) dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
  3. Subgenus Dentex (Polysteganus)
    1. Species Dentex (Polysteganus) macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791) represented as Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791)
    2. Species Dentex (Polysteganus) maroccanus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830 represented as Dentex maroccanus Valenciennes, 1830
  4. Species Dentex abei Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007
  5. Species Dentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953
  6. Species Dentex barnardi Cadenat, 1970
  7. Species Dentex canariensis Steindachner, 1881
  8. Species Dentex carpenteri Iwatsuki, Newman & Russell, 2015
  9. Species Dentex congoensis Poll, 1954
  10. Species Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
  11. Species Dentex fourmanoiri Akazaki & Séret, 1999
  12. Species Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810)
  13. Species Dentex hypselosomus Bleeker, 1854
  14. Species Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791)
  15. Species Dentex maroccanus Valenciennes, 1830
  16. Species Dentex spariformis Ogilby, 1910
  17. Species Dentex acromegalus Osório, 1911 accepted as Virididentex acromegalus (Osório, 1911)
  18. Species Dentex albus Gilchrist, 1914 accepted as Cheimerius nufar (Valenciennes, 1830)
  19. Species Dentex argyrozona Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Argyrozona argyrozona (Valenciennes, 1830)
  20. Species Dentex balinensis Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Nemipterus balinensis (Bleeker, 1858)
  21. Species Dentex bipunctatus Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  22. Species Dentex blochii Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791)
  23. Species Dentex brevis Kner, 1865 accepted as Petrus rupestris (Valenciennes, 1830)
  24. Species Dentex celebicus Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Nemipterus celebicus (Bleeker, 1854)
  25. Species Dentex coeruleopunctatus Klunzinger, 1870 accepted as Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus (Klunzinger, 1870)
  26. Species Dentex cuninghamii Regan, 1905 accepted as Pagellus bellottii Steindachner, 1882
  27. Species Dentex filamentosus Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1854)
  28. Species Dentex filifer Castelnau, 1875 accepted as Pentapodus paradiseus (Günther, 1859)
  29. Species Dentex filiformis Seale, 1910 accepted as Pentapodus setosus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  30. Species Dentex filosus Valenciennes, 1841 accepted as Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810)
  31. Species Dentex furcosus Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes, 1830) (synonym)
  32. Species Dentex gracilis Bleeker, 1873 accepted as Nemipterus gracilis (Bleeker, 1873)
  33. Species Dentex griseus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 accepted as Gymnocranius griseus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
  34. Species Dentex hasta Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Sparidentex hasta (Valenciennes, 1830)
  35. Species Dentex hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  36. Species Dentex hypselognathus Bleeker, 1873 accepted as Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes, 1830) (synonym)
  37. Species Dentex hypselosoma Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Dentex hypselosomus Bleeker, 1854 (synonym)
  38. Species Dentex isacanthus Bleeker, 1873 accepted as Nemipterus isacanthus (Bleeker, 1873)
  39. Species Dentex lethrinoides Bleeker, 1850 accepted as Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830)
  40. Species Dentex lineopunctatus Boulenger, 1903 accepted as Polysteganus lineopunctatus (Boulenger, 1903) (synonym)
  41. Species Dentex lycogenis Bennett, 1831 accepted as Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacepède, 1802)
  42. Species Dentex macrophathalmus (Bloch, 1791) accepted as Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791)
  43. Species Dentex macrophtalmus (Bloch, 1791) accepted as Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791) (misspelling)
  44. Species Dentex maculatus Pérez Canto, 1886 accepted as Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns, 1842)
  45. Species Dentex marginatus Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus marginatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
  46. Species Dentex matsubarae (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) accepted as Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
  47. Species Dentex mesoprion Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Nemipterus mesoprion (Bleeker, 1853)
  48. Species Dentex metopias Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Nemipterus zysron (Bleeker, 1856)
  49. Species Dentex microdon Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Gymnocranius microdon (Bleeker, 1851)
  50. Species Dentex miles Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 accepted as Cheimerius nufar (Valenciennes, 1830)
  51. Species Dentex mulloides Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes, 1830)
  52. Species Dentex natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 accepted as Polysteganus lineopunctatus (Boulenger, 1903) (synonym)
  53. Species Dentex nematophorus Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Nemipterus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1854)
  54. Species Dentex nematopus Bleeker, 1851 accepted as Nemipterus nematopus (Bleeker, 1851)
  55. Species Dentex nemurus Bleeker, 1857 accepted as Nemipterus nemurus (Bleeker, 1857)
  56. Species Dentex notatus Day, 1871 accepted as Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (synonym)
  57. Species Dentex nufar Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Cheimerius nufar (Valenciennes, 1830)
  58. Species Dentex obtusus van Hasselt & Müller, 1873 accepted as Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes, 1830)
  59. Species Dentex ovenii Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes, 1830) (synonym)
  60. Species Dentex parvulus de Brito Capello, 1867 accepted as Dentex maroccanus Valenciennes, 1830 (synonym)
  61. Species Dentex peronii Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes, 1830)
  62. Species Dentex polli Roux, 1954 accepted as Dentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953
  63. Species Dentex praeorbitalis Günther, 1859 accepted as Polysteganus praeorbitalis (Günther, 1859)
  64. Species Dentex pristipoma Bleeker, 1854 accepted as Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus (Valenciennes, 1832)
  65. Species Dentex rivulatus Rüppell, 1838 accepted as Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830)
  66. Species Dentex robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 accepted as Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830)
  67. Species Dentex ruber Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  68. Species Dentex rupestris Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Petrus rupestris (Valenciennes, 1830)
  69. Species Dentex setigerus Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782)
  70. Species Dentex smithii Steindachner, 1868 accepted as Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes, 1830)
  71. Species Dentex striatus Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791)
  72. Species Dentex sumbawensis Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Nemipterus nematopus (Bleeker, 1851)
  73. Species Dentex sundanensis Bleeker, 1873 accepted as Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes, 1830) (synonym)
  74. Species Dentex taeniopterus Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  75. Species Dentex tambuloides Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Nemipterus tambuloides (Bleeker, 1853)
  76. Species Dentex tambulus Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791)
  77. Species Dentex tolu Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes, 1830)
  78. Species Dentex tumifrons (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) accepted as Evynnis tumifrons (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  79. Species Dentex undulosus Regan, 1908 accepted as Polysteganus undulosus (Regan, 1908)
  80. Species Dentex upeneoides Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes, 1830) (synonym)
  81. Species Dentex vulgaris Valenciennes, 1830 accepted as Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)
  82. Species Dentex zysron Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Nemipterus zysron (Bleeker, 1856)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Dentex Cuvier, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126075 on 2025-04-13
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Other

additional source Cuvier, G. (1814). Observations et recherches critiques sur différentes poissons de la Méditerranée et, à leur occasion, sur des Poissons des autres mers plus ou moins liés avec eux. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris. 1814: 80-92., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4439986
page(s): 92 [details] 

 
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LanguageName 
Dutch tandbrasem  [details]
French dorade-dentédentédaurade-denté  [details]
German Zahnbrassen  [details]
Japanese キダイ属  [details]
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