Boops boops

Boops boops

Boops boops
Boops boops in a bucket
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Boops
Species:
B. boops
Binomial name
Boops boops
Synonyms

Boops boops, the bogue, is a species of ray-finned fish. Its common name in most languages refers to its large bug eyes.

Description

Little is known about Boops boops, but it resembles a mackerel.

Distribution

The species is found off the coasts of Europe, Africa, the Azores and the Canary Islands, from Norway to Angola, and in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It avoids brackish waters such as the Baltic Sea.

School of bogues in Santander (Spain)

References

  1. NatureServe (2013). "Boops boops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

Other websites

Media related to Boops boops at Wikimedia Commons

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