Boops boops

Size range: 10 - 22 cm

Maximum size: 30 cm

Depth range: 0- 100 m

Habitat:

• Hard - rocky, coral, artificial
• Soft - sand , muddy
• Vegetation - seaweed, sea grass

Water column position:

• Supra-benthic
• Pelagic
• Pelagic-Neritic

Schooling characteristics:

• Large schools

Colors & patterns:

• Body slender, with 3 - 5 weak, golden longitudinal stripes and a black spot at the pectoral fin base

Behavior:

• Reef-associated - related to sites it inhabits
• Transient - not related to specific sites
• Diurnal
• Shy

5. Feeding characteristic - Omnivorous, juvenile feed on plankton while adults consume both vegetation n invertebrates

Native