Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 279

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12713019
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scientific name	Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 40 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 0-350 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2014)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Norway to Angola, including the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and the São Tome and Príncipe Islands. Common from Bay of Biscay to Gibraltar. Caught by industrial and artisanal fishery along the coast of Gabon (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Order	Perciformes
Family	Sparidae
Genus	Boops

Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758)

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