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Porgy

Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810)

Status not recordedbony fish

The porgy (Dentex gibbosus) is a species in the family Sparidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the porgy

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the porgy live?

Not recorded

Is the porgy endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the porgy classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySparidae
  6. genusDentex
  7. SpeciesDentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810)

Synonyms Cheimerius filosus, Dentex filosus, Dentex gibbosus, Dentex vulgaris, Sparus gibbosus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Pink dentexEnglish
  • zubatec hrbohlavýCzech
  • Rød havrudeDanish
  • Dickkopf-ZahnbrasseGerman
  • ΤσαούσηςGreek
  • DentónSpanish
  • pattihammasahvenFinnish
  • dente bossuFrench
  • שינן החוטHebrew
  • Zubatac krunašCroatian
  • dentice corassiereItalian
  • bultige tandbrasemDutch
  • Pargo capeloPortuguese
  • Лобастый зубанRussian
  • dentali ballëgungaçAlbanian
  • trancaTurkish
  • 線冬鯛Chinese
  • sama de plumaSpanish
  • Denté à Long FilFrench
  • Denté bossuFrench
  • gros dente roseFrench
  • Gros Denté RoseFrench
  • pagre (royal)French
  • Capatão-de-bandeiraPortuguese
  • Dentão-de-bandeiraPortuguese
  • Pargo-capeloPortuguese
  • dentali i trëndafiltëAlbanian
  • Telli sinaritTurkish
  • TrançaTurkish
  • 絲鰭牙鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the porgy

Other species in the same genus Dentex.

Reds

Dentex macrophthalmus

SparidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the porgy?

The porgy (Dentex gibbosus) belongs to the family Sparidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Porgy (Dentex gibbosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dentex-gibbosus

MLA

“Porgy (Dentex gibbosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dentex-gibbosus.

BibTeX
@misc{dentex_gibbosus_2026,
  title = {Porgy (Dentex gibbosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dentex-gibbosus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}