Pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus)

Scientific name: Dentex gibbosus Rafinesque, 1810

Pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus)

The Pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus) is a marine fish of the family Sparidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Portugal to Angola; also in the Mediterranean and around the Canary and S?o Tom?-Principe islands.

Biology

Occur on the shelf on rocky and rubble bottoms, as well as on sand around rocks. The young are close to shore while the adults occur offshore in the vicinity of the continental slope. Feed mainly on crustaceans, fish and cephalopods. Minimum depth reported taken from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dentex gibbosus
Family
Sparidae (Porgies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
106
Common length
60.0
Depth range
20–220 m (66–722 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 20 - 220 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Angola; also in the Mediterranean and around the Canary and S?o Tom?-Principe islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.12-0.19; tmax=7)

Sources

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

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