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Boops boops

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Also known as bogue

species of fish

OverviewAI-generated

*Boops boops* is a marine species of fish classified within the family Sparidae and order Perciformes. The taxon, described by Linnaeus in 1758, belongs to the class Teleostei and phylum Chordata. It is commonly known as the boga, bogue, bream, or bokvis. The species is currently accepted in taxonomic databases and holds a conservation status of Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2014.

Records of *Boops boops* have been documented in several countries, including Norway, Spain, Israel, Lebanon, and Tunisia. Biological specimens are held by institutions such as ZMO, LSUMZ, USNM, KU, and YPM. The species has been the subject of 11,775 occurrence records and 290 specific records, accompanied by 14 media files.

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Species

Least Concern

bogue

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilySparidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded11,775

牛眼鯛為輻鰭魚綱鱸形目鱸亞目鯛科的其中一種,分布於東大西洋區,從挪威、地中海、黑海至安哥拉海域,棲息深度可達300公尺,本魚體細長,體側具有3-5條模糊的金黃色縱紋,胸鰭基部具一黑點,體長可達36公分,棲息在沿海沙石底質海域,屬雜食性,主要以甲殼類為食,可做為食用魚及遊釣魚。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
290
With media
14
Family
Sparidae
Collections
ZMO, LSUMZ, USNM, KU, YPM, ROM
Recorded in
Norway, Spain, Israel, Lebanon, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Azores

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Boops
Image
Boga (Boops boops), franja marina Teno-Rasca, Tenerife, España, 2022-01-08, DD 99.jpg
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Boops boops
Commons category
Boops boops
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon common name
boga
short name
B. boops
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Encyclopedic overview

Boops boops (/ˈboʊ.ɒps/ BOH-ops; from Ancient Greek βόωψ, lit. 'ox-eyed'), commonly called the boce, bogue, or bogue bream, is a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boops boops” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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