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Boga

Aspect: Long tapered silvery body.
Population: Occasional, live in small schools.
Notable feature: Yellow snout, thin mahogany lines running horizontally along upper body with the last one joining the thicker midbody line before the tail root from where they spread into the graceful deep-V split tail.
Environment: Usually found in open waters, around wrecks at depths starting at 20 metres.
Behaviour: Often hide amongst other species, especially striped grunts.
  • French designation: Boga
  • Latin designation: Inermia vitata
  • Latin family: Inermiidae
  • Size (cm): 13-18