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TIL about fish with the nomenclature "Boops, Boops" (en.m.wikipedia.org)

submitted 4 months ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/biology@mander.xyz

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/25010101

Boops boops (/ˈboʊ.ɒps ˈboʊ.ɒps/; from Ancient Greek βόωψ, literally 'ox-eyed'), commonly called the bogue, is a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic
Domain: 	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Spariformes
Family:	Sparidae
Genus:	Boops
Species:	B. boops

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 4 months ago

Assuming it's pronounced "bow-ops bow-ops," which is unfortunate