Fish of the Dentex genus of the Sparidae (sea breams or porgies) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Percoidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Pink dentex. Photo by © Akın Türker İlkyaz. ilkyaz.eu)
Pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus) was first described in 1810 by the American naturalist, zoologist and botanist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840).
It inhabits the depth of 20-220 meters. It prefers to swim close to the rocky and pebble bottom, as well as near the sandy bottom near rocks. The maximum recorded length is 106 cm, specimens up to 60 cm long are more common. The maximum weight is 15 kilograms. It feeds on crustaceans, fish and cephalopods. Juveniles have very elongated third and fourth rays of the dorsal fin, which look like long threads. Specimens longer than 60-65 centimeters don’t have these threads. A large bulge appears on the forehead of large adult males over time.
(Pink dentex. Foto © armacao.exblog.jp)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus) in other languages as follows:
Dentali i trëndafiltë (Albanian), Φαγγρί κορωνάτο (Fangri koronato) (Greek), Sama de pluma (Spanish), Dentice corazziere (Italian), Dickkopf-Zahnbrasse (German), Kielec garbacz (польский), Pargo-capatão (португальский), Лобастый зубан (Lobastyj zuban) (Russian), Zubatac krunaš (Serbian, Croatian), Debeloglavi zobatec (Slovenian), Antenli balık (Turkish), Gros denté rose (French).