WoRMS taxon details
Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791)
273965 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:273965)
accepted
Species
Dentex (Polysteganus) macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791) · alternative representation
Dentex macrophathalmus (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted
Dentex macrophtalmus (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Opsodentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted
Polysteganus macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted
Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1791). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 5. i-viii + 1-152, Pls. 253-288.
page(s): 93, Pl. 272 [details]
page(s): 93, Pl. 272 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273965 on 2026-05-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1791). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 5. i-viii + 1-152, Pls. 253-288.
page(s): 93, Pl. 272 [details]
page(s): 93, Pl. 272 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | dentali symadh | [details] |
| English | large-eye dentex [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | dente aux gros yeux [from synonym] | [details] |
| Hebrew | שינן עינני | [details] |
| Italian | dentice occhione [from synonym] | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μπαλάς [from synonym] | [details] |
| Turkish | patlakgoz mercan | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Dentex macrophtalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dentex macrophthalmus)
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex macrophathalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase (from synonym Polysteganus macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Opsodentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex macrophtalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase
To GenBank (39 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791)
To GenBank (39 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Dentex (Polysteganus) macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dentex macrophthalmus USNM 405111 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dentex macrophthalmus USNM 405112 photograph lateral view)
To PESI (from synonym Dentex (Polysteganus) macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Dentex macrophtalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Dentex macrophtalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dentex macrophthalmus)
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex macrophathalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase (from synonym Polysteganus macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Opsodentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase (from synonym Dentex macrophtalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To FishBase
To GenBank (39 nucleotides; 36 proteins) (from synonym Sparus macrophthalmus Bloch, 1791)
To GenBank (39 nucleotides; 36 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Dentex (Polysteganus) macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dentex macrophthalmus USNM 405111 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Dentex macrophthalmus USNM 405112 photograph lateral view)
To PESI (from synonym Dentex (Polysteganus) macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Dentex macrophtalmus (Bloch, 1791))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
