Heese T., 1985. Morphological characteristics of Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791) (Sparidae) from the Namibian shelf. Acta Ichthyol. Piscat. 15 (1): 21-35.

Morphological features of Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch, 1791) caught in the SW African fishing grounds (17-19°S) are described. The characters analysed show no sign of sexual dimorphism other than that of the females attaining larger size than the males.