Selar boops
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| image = Selar boops Cape York.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Selar boops
| authority = (G. Cuvier, 1833)
| synonyms = *Caranx boops Cuvier, 1833
| synonyms_ref = {{Fishbase|Selar|boops|month=August|year=2019}}
}}
Selar boops, the oxeye scad, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae, the scads, jacks and trevallies. It is found in the Indo-Pacific. It is an important species for fisheries in some parts of its range.
Description
Adults can grow up to {{convert|25|cm|in}} but usually grow up to {{convert|22|cm|in}}. They have 9 dorsal spines, 23 to 25 dorsal soft rays, 3 anal spines, and 19 to 21 anal soft rays. This fish is silvery blue with a horizontal yellow line going through the middle. It grows to a maximum total length of {{convert|26|cm|in}}. It has a large eye which takes up around a third of the head and its specific name, boops refers to this feature being a compound of bo meaning "ox" and ops meaning "eye".{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/carangiformes/ | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 10 August 2019 | title= Order CARANGIFORMES (Jacks) | accessdate = 29 November 2019 | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara}}
Distribution
Habitat and biology
Selar boops is most commonly recorded over seagrass beds or softer substrates but it also occurs over coral and rocky reefs. It forms large diurnal schools, which disperse at night to feed on crabs, shrimps and small fishes which are caught either in the water column or from the bottom. Its eggs are pelagic. It lives at depths between {{convert|35 and 500|m|ft}}.