Dentex Gibbosus (Rafinesque)

Family Sparidae

REMARKS Maximum length is 100 cm, common length 30 to 50 cm. The general colour is rosy. The third spine of the dorsal fin extends into a long filament, as shown. Older fish lose this characteristic but instead develop a pronounced forehead, which gives them a quaintly intellectual air. Such a fish may be called denté bossu. It may also be called pagre (royal) in Tunisia and Algeria, which can be confusing in relation to Pagrus pagrus pagrus (P-77).