Crenidens indicus. Day's karanteen bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Indian Ocean.

Taxonomy Crenidens indicus was first formally described in 1873 by the English zoologist Francis Day with its type locality given as the northern Indian Ocean. This taxon was previously treated as a subspecies of Crenidens crenidens but was recognised as a valid species in 2013. The genus Crenidens is placed in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World. Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Boopsinae, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae.

Description Crenidens indicus has a dorsal fin which is supported by 11 spines and 11 soft rays while the anal fin contains3 spines and 10 soft rays. The shape of the body is a slightly compressed oblong oval which has a standard length which is 2.1 to 2.4 times its depth. The dorsal profile of the head is gently convex up to the origin of the dorsal fin but in adults it changes to concave behind the eyes and convex to the front of the eyes.