Common Dentex
Dentex dentex
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–200 m
- Max size: 1 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: VU
A powerful reef predator of hard rock and rubble bottoms, usually shallower than 50 metres but down to 200, it hunts fish, molluscs and cephalopods. Adults keep to themselves while the young run in groups, and it is a prized food fish now under pressure as a vulnerable species.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Sparidae › Dentex
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 273962.
FAQ
- How deep does the Common Dentex live?
- The Common Dentex (Dentex dentex) is typically found at 0–200 m.
- Is the Common Dentex dangerous to divers?
- The Common Dentex is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Common Dentex get?
- The Common Dentex grows to about 1 m.