Barnard's dentex (Dentex barnardi)

Scientific name: Dentex barnardi Cadenat, 1970

Barnard's dentex (Dentex barnardi)

The Barnard's dentex (Dentex barnardi) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Gabon to Angola. Recorded from Henties Bay, Namibia.

Biology

Occurs on the shelf on trawlable bottoms. Carnivorous. Minimum depth from.

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Species facts

Scientific name
Dentex barnardi
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
20–100 m (66–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 20 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Gabon to Angola. Recorded from Henties Bay, Namibia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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