Dentex is a genus of fish in the family Sparidae.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus: Dentex abei Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007 (Yellowfin seabream) Dentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953 (Angolan dentex) Dentex barnardi Cadenat, 1970 (Barnard's dentex) Dentex canariensis Steindachner, 1881 (Canary dentex) Dentex carpenteri Iwatsuki, S. J. Newman & B. C. Russell, 2015 (Yellow snout seabream) Dentex congoensis Poll, 1954 (Congo dentex) Dentex dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common dentex) Dentex fourmanoiri Akazaki & Séret, 1999 (Fourmanoir's seabream) Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810) (Pink dentex) Dentex hypselosomus Bleeker, 1854 (Yellowback seabream) Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791) (Large-eye dentex) Dentex maroccanus Valenciennes, 1830 (Morocco dentex) Dentex spariformis J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (Saffronfin seabream) Dentex tumifrons (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Crimson seabream)