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A heavy-bodied, blue-grey sea bream with prominent canine teeth and an iridescent sheen that fades quickly after capture. A wary, hard-fighting reef predator found over rocky bottoms along the Egyptian Mediterranean coast.
Rocky and mixed reef bottoms, drop-offs and wrecks in moderately deep coastal water
Calm clear water over rocky reefs, fishing close to structure at dawn
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Light–medium / outfit with a long — dentex are shy and sharp-eyed.
A live sardine or a over rocky — fish fine, dentex are wary.
Best conditions: Calm clear water over rocky reefs, fishing close to structure at dawn
Large dentex are notoriously cunning and are considered one of the most challenging Mediterranean fish to fool.