Boops
boops
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Family:
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Sparidae
(Porgies)
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AquaMaps |
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Bogue |
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Max. size:
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36.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3397) |
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Environment: |
demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 0 %26#150; 350 m
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Climate: |
subtropical; 63%26deg;N - 16%26deg;S, 97%26deg;W - 44%26deg;E |
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Importance:
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fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes; bait: usually |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17-0.4; tm=1) |
Distribution:
Go to ccfishery.net
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Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Angola, including the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and the Sao Tome-Principe Islands. Common from Bay of Biscay to Gibraltar (Ref. 4781). Also found in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 13 - 15;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12 - 16;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 14 %26#150; 16. Body slender, with 3 - 5 weak, golden longitudinal stripes and a black spot at the pectoral fin base (Ref. 35388).
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Biology: |
Found on the shelf or coastal pelagic on various bottoms (sand, mud, rocks and seaweeds). Gregarious, ascending to the surface mainly at night. Omnivorous, feeding mainly on crustaceans, also planktophagous. Hermaphroditic, generally protogynous. Also caught in pelagic trawls (Ref. 9987). Utilized fresh and frozen; consumed pan-fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9987).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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