The bogue (Boops boops ) is a very common fish in the family Sparidae. It is found very frequently in markets where fish is sold at prices usually quite low. In addition to the methods of the professional fishing can be captured easily and in large numbers, by boat and from shore.
Scientific name: Boops boops , Linnaeus 1758
English name: Bogue
Morphological: the body, rather slender, Set in the end front with a small mouth directed obliquely upward and provided with a series of small and sharp teeth. The eye is relatively large dorsal fin and the only this is rather broad with short range. The lateral line is well marked. The tail is forked. Sparidae is a small town that has a size around to 15 to 20 cm but may exceed 500 grams. weight and 35 cm in length.
Colour: the back is yellow-gold, silver, and the belly is white-silver. A series of yellow lines run through the sides of the animal through almost the entire body.
Habitat and habits: has gregarious habits moving in large shoals is a number of individuals are often very high. It is a fish that remains generally near the coast. It feeds on small organisms suspended in water or on fund. It can be found both in areas where the seabed is sandy, or in areas where the seabed is rocky with abundant vegetation. It is a hermaphroditic species.
Fishing methods in professional fishing is primarily catch with seine or trawl, while the angler can easily undermined by boat bottom fishing using very small hooks and in some places also by shore using various techniques.
Edibility: meat are discrete and quite tricky. Despite the spread on fish markets are not equally valued in all Italian cities.