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Boops
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: Boops
Cuvier, 1814
Species

Boops (/ˈb.ɒps/; from Greek βόωψ boōps "cow-eye") is a genus of ray-finned saltwater fish. The genus contains two species, B. boops and B. lineatus. Sarpa salpa was once assigned to Boops.

  • "Boops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 January 2011.