Pink dentex

Dentex gibbosus

Fish Reaching One Hundred Six Centimeters in the Mediterranean Sea

Pink dentex is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 106 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Dentex
Maximum length: 106 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Angola (Ref. 4781 ); also in the Mediterranean and around the Canary and São Tomé-Principe islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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