---
title: "Boga-do-mar"
description: "Boops boops — Peixes. Boops boops ( BOH-ops; from Ancient Greek βόωψ, lit."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bogue
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Boga-do-mar

> Boops boops — Peixes. Boops boops ( BOH-ops; from Ancient Greek βόωψ, lit.

- Scientific name: *Boops boops*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2441
- Wikidata: [Q950498](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950498)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118664](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118664)

## Names

- en: Bogue
- de: Gelbstriemenbrasse
- es: Boga
- fr: Bogue
- it: Boga
- nl: Bokvis
- pt: Boga-do-mar
- pl: Bops

## Countries with the most observations

ES (816), GR (502), FR (350), IT (139), PT (114), HR (84), TR (56), AL (15), IL (15), DZ (13), MT (9), CY (6)

## Summary

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

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boops_boops

## Photo

![Boga-do-mar](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bogue/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350919432

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bogue?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).