Twinspot snapper
Lutjanus bohar
- Usual depth6–22 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonCommon
About this species
Lutjanus bohar, the two-spot red snapper, red bass, twinspot snapper or bohar snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae, not to be confused with the unrelated Australian snapper. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1,009 records
- February: 2,156 records
- March: 3,563 records
- April: 4,921 records
- May: 1,854 records
- June: 1,322 records
- July: 828 records
- August: 1,173 records
- September: 1,281 records
- October: 432 records
- November: 258 records
- December: 322 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–22 m · Deepest record: 520 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Twinspot snapper, Two-spot red snapper, Bohar Snapper, Kelp Bream, Kelp Sea-perch, Kelp Sea Perch, Mylah, Red Bass, Red Snapper, Red Snapper, Two-spot red snapper, Twinspot Red Snapper, twinspot snapper, Two-spot Banded-snapper, two-spot red snapper, Twospot Red Snapper, Twospot Snapper, Two-spotted Snapper
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Doppelfleck-Schnapper
- Spanish
- Pargo de Dos Manchas
- French
- Anglais, Lutjan rouge, Lutjan Rouge à Deux Taches, Vara-vara, Vara Vara, Vara Vara, Vivaneau chien rouge, Vivaneau Chien Rouge
- Japanese
- Barafuedai, バラフエダイ
- Thai
- ปลากะพงแดงเขี้ยว, ปลากะพงแดงปานขาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 海豚哥, 白斑笛鯛, 白斑笛鲷, 紅魚曹, 花臉, 雙斑笛鯛
Other scientific names: Diacope labuan, Diacope quadriguttata, Lutianus bobar, Lutianus bohar, Lutianus nukuhivae, Lutjanus coatesi, Lutjanus rangus, Mesoprion rangus, Mesoprion rubens, Sciaena bohar, Sparus cynodon, Sparus lepisurus
Similar species
- Mangrove red snapper
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
- Blacktail snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
- Humpback snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
- Common bluestripe snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
- Bigeye snapper
Lutjanus lutjanus
- Big-mouth Nannygai
Lutjanus malabaricus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 19,887 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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