Dentex canariensis Steindachner, 1881

Schwarzhans, Werner, 2023, Geology and stratigraphy of the Neogene section along the Oued Beth between Dar bel Hamri and El Kansera (Rharb Basin, northwestern Morocco) and its otolith-based fish fauna: a faunal inventory for the Early, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology (4) 142 (1), pp. 1-85 : 59

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scientific name	Dentex canariensis Steindachner, 1881
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Dentex canariensis Steindachner, 1881 View in CoL

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Material 12 specimens, Dar bel Hamri, Zanclean (figured specimens SMF PO 101.266 ) .

Discussion Otoliths of D. canariensis are similar to those of D. dentex and differ in only a few subtle features: OL:OH ratio (1.5–1.6 vs. 1.65–1.7; D. canariensis first), being more strongly bent along the long axis of the otolith, a blunter posterior tip, and a more strongly bent caudal tip. However, many of these characteristics appear to be considerably variable and thus may only be useful for distinction in combination (see Lombarte et al., 2006, for extant otoliths of both species). Dentex canariensis occurs in the tropical East Atlantic from Cabo Bojador to Angola ( Froese & Pauly, 2022).