n = 78
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentex abei | Iwatsuki, Akazaki & Taniguchi, 2007 | Dentex abei | Sparidae | Yellowfin sea bream |
| Dentex acromegalus | Osório, 1911 | Virididentex acromegalus | Sparidae | Bulldog dentex |
| Dentex albus | Gilchrist, 1914 | Cheimerius nufar | Sparidae | Santer seabream |
| Dentex angolensis | Poll & Maul, 1953 | Dentex angolensis | Sparidae | Angolan dentex |
| Dentex argyrozona | Valenciennes, 1830 | Argyrozona argyrozona | Sparidae | Carpenter seabream |
| Dentex balinensis | Bleeker, 1858 | Nemipterus balinensis | Nemipteridae | Balinese threadfin bream |
| Dentex barnardi | Cadenat, 1970 | Dentex barnardi | Sparidae | Barnard's dentex |
| Dentex bipunctatus | Valenciennes, 1830 | Nemipterus bipunctatus | Nemipteridae | Delagoa threadfin bream |
| Dentex blochii | Bleeker, 1851 | Nemipterus japonicus | Nemipteridae | Japanese threadfin bream |
| Dentex brevis | Kner, 1865 | Petrus rupestris | Sparidae | Red steenbras |
| Dentex canariensis | Steindachner, 1881 | Dentex canariensis | Sparidae | Canary dentex |
| Dentex carpenteri | Iwatsuki, Newman & Russell, 2015 | Dentex carpenteri | Sparidae | Yellow snout seabream |
| Dentex celebicus | Bleeker, 1854 | Nemipterus celebicus | Nemipteridae | Celebes threadfin bream |
| Dentex coeruleopunctatus | Klunzinger, 1870 | Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus | Sparidae | Blueskin seabream |
| Dentex congoensis | Poll, 1954 | Dentex congoensis | Sparidae | Congo dentex |
| Dentex cuninghamii | Regan, 1905 | Pagellus bellottii | Sparidae | Red pandora |
| Dentex dentex | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Dentex dentex | Sparidae | Common dentex |
| Dentex filamentosus | Valenciennes, 1830 | Nemipterus nematophorus | Nemipteridae | Doublewhip threadfin bream |
| Dentex filifer | Castelnau, 1875 | Pentapodus paradiseus | Nemipteridae | Paradise whiptail |
| Dentex filiformis | Seale, 1910 | Pentapodus setosus | Nemipteridae | Butterfly whiptail |
| Dentex filosus | Valenciennes, 1841 | Dentex gibbosus | Sparidae | Pink dentex |
| Dentex fourmanoiri | Akazaki & Séret, 1999 | Dentex fourmanoiri | Sparidae | |
| Dentex furcosus | Valenciennes, 1830 | Nemipterus furcosus | Nemipteridae | Fork-tailed threadfin bream |
| Dentex gibbosus | (Rafinesque, 1810) | Dentex gibbosus | Sparidae | Pink dentex |
| Dentex gracilis | Bleeker, 1873 | Nemipterus gracilis | Nemipteridae | Graceful threadfin bream |
| Dentex griseus | Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 | Gymnocranius griseus | Lethrinidae | Grey large-eye bream |
| Dentex hasta | Valenciennes, 1830 | Sparidentex hasta | Sparidae | Sobaity seabream |
| Dentex hexodon | Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Nemipterus hexodon | Nemipteridae | Ornate threadfin bream |
| Dentex hypselognathus | Bleeker, 1873 | Nemipterus furcosus | Nemipteridae | Fork-tailed threadfin bream |
| Dentex hypselosoma | Bleeker, 1854 | Dentex hypselosomus | Sparidae | Yellowback sea-bream |
| Dentex hypselosomus | Bleeker, 1854 | Dentex hypselosomus | Sparidae | Yellowback sea-bream |
| Dentex isacanthus | Bleeker, 1873 | Nemipterus isacanthus | Nemipteridae | Teardrop threadfin bream |
| Dentex lethrinoides | Bleeker, 1850 | Gymnocranius grandoculis | Lethrinidae | Blue-lined large-eye bream |
| Dentex lineopunctatus | Boulenger, 1903 | Polysteganus lineopunctatus | Sparidae | |
| Dentex lycogenis | Bennett, 1831 | Gnathodentex aureolineatus | Lethrinidae | Striped large-eye bream |
| Dentex macrophathalmus | (Bloch, 1791) | Dentex macrophthalmus | Sparidae | Large-eye dentex |
| Dentex macrophtalmus | (Bloch, 1791) | Dentex macrophthalmus | Sparidae | Large-eye dentex |
| Dentex macrophthalmus | (Bloch, 1791) | Dentex macrophthalmus | Sparidae | Large-eye dentex |
| Dentex maculatus | Pérez Canto, 1886 | Semicossyphus darwini | Labridae | Galápagos sheephead wrasse |
| Dentex marginatus | Valenciennes, 1830 | Nemipterus marginatus | Nemipteridae | Red filament threadfin bream |
| Dentex maroccanus | Valenciennes, 1830 | Dentex maroccanus | Sparidae | Morocco dentex |
| Dentex matsubarae | (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) | Nemipterus virgatus | Nemipteridae | Golden threadfin bream |
| Dentex mesoprion | Bleeker, 1853 | Nemipterus mesoprion | Nemipteridae | Mauvelip threadfin bream |
| Dentex metopias | Bleeker, 1857 | Nemipterus zysron | Nemipteridae | Slender threadfin bream |
| Dentex microdon | Bleeker, 1851 | Gymnocranius microdon | Lethrinidae | Blue-spotted large-eye bream |
| Dentex miles | Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 | Cheimerius nufar | Sparidae | Santer seabream |
| Dentex mulloides | Bleeker, 1852 | Nemipterus peronii | Nemipteridae | Notchedfin threadfin bream |
| Dentex natalensis | Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 | Polysteganus lineopunctatus | Sparidae | |
| Dentex nematophorus | Bleeker, 1854 | Nemipterus nematophorus | Nemipteridae | Doublewhip threadfin bream |
| Dentex nematopus | Bleeker, 1851 | Nemipterus nematopus | Nemipteridae | Yellow-tipped threadfin bream |
| Dentex nemurus | Bleeker, 1857 | Nemipterus nemurus | Nemipteridae | Redspine threadfin bream |
| Dentex notatus | Day, 1871 | Nemipterus hexodon | Nemipteridae | Ornate threadfin bream |
| Dentex nufar | Valenciennes, 1830 | Cheimerius nufar | Sparidae | Santer seabream |
| Dentex ovenii | Bleeker, 1854 | Nemipterus furcosus | Nemipteridae | Fork-tailed threadfin bream |
| Dentex parvulus | de Brito Capello, 1867 | Dentex maroccanus | Sparidae | Morocco dentex |
| Dentex peronii | Valenciennes, 1830 | Nemipterus peronii | Nemipteridae | Notchedfin threadfin bream |
| Dentex polli | Roux, 1954 | Dentex angolensis | Sparidae | Angolan dentex |
| Dentex praeorbitalis | Günther, 1859 | Polysteganus praeorbitalis | Sparidae | Scotsman seabream |
| Dentex pristipoma | Bleeker, 1854 | Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus | Lutjanidae | Ornate jobfish |
| Dentex rivulatus | Rüppell, 1838 | Gymnocranius grandoculis | Lethrinidae | Blue-lined large-eye bream |
| Dentex robinsoni | Gilchrist & Thompson, 1909 | Gymnocranius grandoculis | Lethrinidae | Blue-lined large-eye bream |
| Dentex ruber | Valenciennes, 1830 | Nemipterus hexodon | Nemipteridae | Ornate threadfin bream |
| Dentex rupestris | Valenciennes, 1830 | Petrus rupestris | Sparidae | Red steenbras |
| Dentex setigerus | Valenciennes, 1830 | Nemipterus virgatus | Nemipteridae | Golden threadfin bream |
| Dentex smithii | Steindachner, 1868 | Nemipterus peronii | Nemipteridae | Notchedfin threadfin bream |
| Dentex sp. | Not applicable | Dentex abei | Sparidae | Yellowfin sea bream |
| Dentex spariformis | Ogilby, 1910 | Dentex spariformis | Sparidae | Saffronfin sea bream |
| Dentex sumbawensis | Bleeker, 1859 | Nemipterus nematopus | Nemipteridae | Yellow-tipped threadfin bream |
| Dentex sundanensis | Bleeker, 1873 | Nemipterus furcosus | Nemipteridae | Fork-tailed threadfin bream |
| Dentex taeniopterus | Valenciennes, 1830 | Nemipterus hexodon | Nemipteridae | Ornate threadfin bream |
| Dentex tambuloides | Bleeker, 1853 | Nemipterus tambuloides | Nemipteridae | Fivelined threadfin bream |
| Dentex tambulus | Valenciennes, 1830 | Nemipterus japonicus | Nemipteridae | Japanese threadfin bream |
| Dentex tolu | Valenciennes, 1830 | Nemipterus peronii | Nemipteridae | Notchedfin threadfin bream |
| Dentex tumifrons | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | Evynnis tumifrons | Sparidae | Yellowback seabream |
| Dentex undulosus | Regan, 1908 | Polysteganus undulosus | Sparidae | Seventyfour seabream |
| Dentex upeneoides | Bleeker, 1853 | Nemipterus furcosus | Nemipteridae | Fork-tailed threadfin bream |
| Dentex vulgaris | Valenciennes, 1830 | Dentex dentex | Sparidae | Common dentex |
| Dentex zysron | Bleeker, 1856 | Nemipterus zysron | Nemipteridae | Slender threadfin bream |