Boops boops

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

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

Description and distribution

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

Boops Boops Media

Related pages

 
School of bogues in Santander (Spain)

References

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

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