Common dentex

A Turkish firm based in the Aegean province of İzmir has created a new farm fish species by crossbreeding common dentex (Dentex dentex) and pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus).

Greek fisherman Vagellis Lagonas from Sidirounda, Chios broke the world record for catching the heaviest common dentex. The amateur fisherman caught the larger 11kg fish on July 26 at a depth of 35 metres and his feat was subsequently verified by the International Underwater Spearfishing Association. “It was a great dive from 22 to 35 meters.