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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sparidae Porgies

Genus: Boops

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Pontes, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Pontes, M.
 
Boops boops
[Bogue]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Boops lineatus (Boulenger, 1892)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Boops lineatus
[Striped boga]
2 Species of Family Sparidae with Genus Boops
(Porgies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Boops boops Bogue Eastern Atlantic 36 TL
1892 Boops lineatus Striped boga Western Indian Ocean 25 TL



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