Bogue
| Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Sparidae (Porgies) |
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| Order: | Eupercaria/misc | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Bogue | |||
| Distribution: | 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. | |||
| Adult 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). | |||
| Diagnosis: | At a length of 10 mm there is one melanophore behind the second dorsal fin and two on the upper side of the head. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | subtropical; 63°N - 16°S | |||
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65) | |||
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| Checked by: Giovanardi, Otello |
Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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