
Selar boops
Oxeye Scad
As recorded: Selar boops (Cuvier, 1833)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Carangidae
- Collected by
- G.R. Allen, R.C. Steene, H.A. Baensch, and H. DitlevGerald R. Allen →H.A. Baensch →H. Ditlev →Roger C. Steene →
- Date
- February 16, 1979
- Locality
- Ko Phuket; [SE of S tip of]; Ko Hi; bay on S side; rocky shore
- Island
- Ko Phuket
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 16, 1979, G.R. Allen, R.C. Steene, H.A. Baensch, and H. Ditlev also collected 12 other specimens.
Selar boops observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 118 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-24.

2026-09-24
Klungkung, ID-BA, ID
(c) Dr Cleeve Robertson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-30
Muang Phuket, TH-PU, TH
(c) cindy_w, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
Karang Asem, ID-BA, ID
(c) mattdowse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
TH
(c) townie22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-22
Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) pclark2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-11
GWPH+JJX, Khlong Khut, Tha Mai District, Chanthaburi, Thailand
(c) Niran Anurakpongsathorn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Selar boops. BPBM 22862. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38641632. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22862.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38641632 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
