Boops boops Bogue

Boops boops is commonly referred to as Bogue. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

4556 

AphiaID:

127047 

Scientific:

Boops boops 

German:

Gelbstriemenbrasse 

English:

Bogue 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Sparidae (Family) > Boops (Genus) > boops (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Straße von Gibraltar, the Black Sea, Angola, Azores, Bay of Biscay, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Ireland, Madeira, Northern Africa, Portugal, São Tomé e Principé, Scandinavia, Senegal, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, The Gulf of Guinea, the Isle of Man, the Ivory Coast, the Mediterranean Sea, Togo, West Africa 

Marine Zone:

Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 

Sea depth:

0 - 350 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Water column 

Size:

7.87" - 15.75" (20cm - 40cm) 

Weight:

455 g 

Temperature:

11,7 °F - 27,7 °F (11,7°C - 27,7°C) 

Food:

Invertebrates, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Boops boops
  Gelbstriemenbrasse
• 
  Boops lineatus
  Meerbrasse

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-08-22 01:15:17 

Last edit:

2025-04-30 15:50:10 

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