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Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Dentex: Latin, dens, dentis = teeth (Ref. 45335); carpenteri: Named for Kent E. Carpenter (Old Dominion University).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 200 - 215 m (Ref. 101630). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.9 cm SL (female)
Dentex species are known to be basically benthic and deep-sea inhabiting, not strong swimmers and considered to be allopatric (Ref. 101630).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iwatsuki, Y., S.J. Newman and B.C. Russell, 2015. Dentex carpenteri, a new species of deepwater seabream from Western Australia (Pisces, Sparidae). Zootaxa 3857(1):109-119. (Ref. 101630)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01995 (0.00931 - 0.04278), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100). 🛈 |