Dentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953
Angolan dentex
Dentex angolensis
photo by FAO

Family:  Sparidae (Porgies)
Max. size:  37.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); 36.9 cm TL (female); max.weight: 803.6 g; max.weight: 798.1 g
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 15 - 300 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in various types of bottoms on the continental shelf and slope; old fish occurring in the deeper waters. Feeds mainly on crustaceans; also on fish, sometimes on mollusks and worms.
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 24 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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