Yellowback Bream, Dentex spariformis Ogilby 1910

Other Names: Cape Moreton Sea Bream, Deepsea Snapper, Saffron Seabream, Yellowback Seabream

Yellowback Bream, Dentex spariformis. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial

Summary:

A pinkish-orange to orange-brown seabream with a silvery belly, reddish-orange dorsal, anal and caudal fins, and three indistinct yellow blotches on the back. The head profile is noticeably rounded in front of the eyes.

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Dentex spariformis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2510

Yellowback Bream, Dentex spariformis Ogilby 1910

More Info

Distribution	Recorded in Australia from the Perth area, Western Australia, to off Bate Bay, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species occurs in Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa in Indonesia.
Fisheries	Taken as bycatch in the deep water trawl fishery off northwestern Australia. The species also forms part of the demersal scalefish fishery in Western Australia.
Species Citation	Dentex spariformis Ogilby, 1910, Endeavour Series No. 1 23: 91. Type locality: off Cape Moreton, QLD (lectotype).
Author	Bray, D.J. 2018
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Yellowback Bream, Dentex spariformis Ogilby 1910

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