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Boops
Boops (/ˈboʊ.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.
2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Books on Marine Fishes
Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.158
Books on Marine Fishes
Guillaume Rondelet · 1554 · p.448
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.435
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.435
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.434
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.434
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87017.