Genus Sparidentex Munro, 1948

Sparidentex Munro, 1948: 275 –280.

Diagnosis. Body compressed and little bit cylindrical. Mouth somewhat oblique. Dorsal-fin spines strong, normally graduate, not filamentous. In front of both jaws, 4–6 conical fang-like teeth, followed by 2–5 rows of villi-form teeth. Molar or molar like teeth lacking. Preopercular flange and interorbital naked. 5½ or less scale rows between 5th dorsal-fin spine base to lateral line. Anal-fin spine moderate to strong. Two valid species, both in Pakistani waters.