Boops boops

Boops boops
	Boops boops in a bucket
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Sparidae
Genus:	Boops
Species:	B. boops
Binomial name
	Boops boops; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Boops canariensis Valenciennes, 1839; Box boops (Linnaeus, 1758); Box vulgaris Valenciennes 1830; Sparus boops Linnaeus, 1758;

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

Description and distribution[change | change source]

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.