Scombrops boops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombropidae
Genus: Scombrops
Species:
S. boops
Binomial name
Scombrops boops
(Houttuyn, 1782)
Synonyms[1]
  • Labrus boops Houttuyn, 1782
  • Scombrops cheilodipteroides Bleeker, 1853
  • Scombrops dubius Gilchrist, 1922

Scombrops boops, the gnomefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a gnomefish from the family Scombropidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific and marginally in the south eastern Atlantic. It occurs off South Africa and Mozambique and around Japan and in the South China Sea. It grows to a maximum total length of 150 centimetres (59 in) and a maximum published weight of 16.1 kilograms (35 lb). Adults inhabit deep rocky waters while the juveniles are found in shallower areas. It feeds on crustaceans, cephalopods and other fishes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Scombrops boops" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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