Scientific Name
Selar boops
Common Name
Oxeye scad
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 23-25;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 19 - 21. Color blue-green above, silvery to silver-gold below. Very large eyes. Usually shows yellow band. Lower margin of gill opening with a deep furrow. Operculum with black spot. Breast fully scaled. 43-46 large and strong scutes. First 2 anal fin spines detached; pectoral fins falcate.