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Bogue

Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernbony fish

The bogue (Boops boops), also called Bream, is a bony fish in the family Sparidae and the genus Boops. It belongs to the order Perciformes, suborder Percoidei, within the class Teleostei.

Bogue (Boops boops)
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bogue

The IUCN Red List global assessment places the bogue in the Least Concern (LC) category, which is not a threatened category.

Weight
Not recorded
Length
20 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
coastalsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the bogue?

BOGUE · LENGTH 20 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 20 cm, the recorded maximum length of the bogue is about 12% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Photos of the bogue

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Bogue (Boops boops)
Isabelle Cheret · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bogue (Boops boops)
jujurenoult · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bogue (Boops boops)
Isabelle Cheret · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bogue (Boops boops)
Isabelle Cheret · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bogue (Boops boops)
Isabelle Cheret · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bogue (Boops boops)
Isabelle Cheret · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Bogue (Boops boops)
Isabelle Cheret · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the bogue live?

Not recorded

What is the bogue?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Boops boops ( BOH-ops; from Ancient Greek βόωψ, lit. 'ox-eyed'), commonly called the bogue, bogue bream, or boce, is a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic.

From the Wikipedia article “Boops boops” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boops_boops&oldid=1380254602), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bogue endangered?

The bogue is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the bogue classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familySparidae
  6. genusBoops
  7. SpeciesBoops boops (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Boops canariensis, Box boops, Box canariensis, Box vulgaris, Sparus boops

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • BreamEnglish
  • BreamEnglish
  • سمكة موزةArabic
  • ГопаBulgarian
  • bogBreton
  • bogaCatalan
  • očnatec štíhlýCzech
  • Pysgod Llygad-LloWelsh
  • pysgodyn llygad-lloWelsh
  • okseøjefiskDanish
  • GelbstriemeGerman
  • GelbstriemenGerman
  • GelbstriemenbrasseGerman
  • ΓόπαGreek
  • Βόωψ ο βόωψGreek
  • bogaSpanish
  • bogueFrench
  • גובוס גליליHebrew
  • BukvCroatian
  • BobaCroatian
  • BukvaCroatian
  • bogaItalian
  • Dryžasis jūrinis karosasLithuanian
  • okseøyefiskNorwegian Bokmål
  • bokvisDutch
  • Gewone bokvisDutch
  • okseaugefiskNorwegian Nynorsk
  • BopsPolish
  • ZłotokresPolish
  • boga-do-marPortuguese
  • БопсRussian
  • Бопс полосатыйRussian
  • OpaSicilian
  • vopaAlbanian
  • tonoviliAlbanian
  • БукваSerbian
  • oxögonfiskSwedish
  • kupesTurkish
  • Kupes BalığıTurkish
  • KüpezTurkish
  • Бопс звичайнийUkrainian
  • Бопс великоокийUkrainian
  • Бопс смугастийUkrainian
  • 牛眼鯛Chinese
  • 條紋牛眼鯛Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bogue

Other species in the same genus Boops.

CompareBogue vs Striped bogaBogue vs Boops vulgarisBogue vs Box salpoidesBogue vs Exocallus insignis

Common questions

Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.

What kind of animal is the bogue?

The bogue is a bony fish in the family Sparidae, order Perciformes.

What is the scientific name of the bogue?

The scientific name of the bogue is Boops boops, in the genus Boops.

Is the bogue endangered?

No. The bogue is listed as Least Concern (LC) in the IUCN Red List global assessment, which is not a threatened category.

What other names does the bogue have?

The bogue is also called Bream in English.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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@misc{bogue_2026,
  title = {Bogue (Boops boops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bogue},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}