Common dentex: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common dentex lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dentex dentex
Group	Bony fish
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Spariformes
Family	Sparidae

Where does the common dentex live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common dentex in 8 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common dentex endangered?

The common dentex’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common dentex?

The common dentex (Dentex dentex) is a ray-finned fish in the order Spariformes and the family Sparidae, genus Dentex. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common dentex

The common dentex (Dentex dentex) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a highly valued food fish and is an important target species for fisheries and the population has shown large declines leading the International Union for Conservation of Nature to classify its conservation status as Vulnerable.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common dentex (revision 1354653373), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q143503 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).