Twinspot snapper

Lutjanus bohar

Twinspot snapper — Lutjanus bohar
  • Freshwater & Saltwater
  • Least Concern
Max length
90 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family
Lutjanidae
Genus
Lutjanus
Distribution
  • Asia - Inland waters
  • Indian Ocean, Eastern
  • Indian Ocean, Western
  • Oceania - Inland waters
  • Pacific, Eastern Central
  • Pacific, Northwest
  • Pacific, Western Central

About the twinspot snapper

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.

Habitat

It is a coral reef inhabitant, being found at depths from 4 to 180 m (13 to 591 ft), though usually between 10 and 70 m (33 and 230 ft).

Distribution

This species is native to the Indian Ocean. It is widespread in the Indo-Pacific from the east African coast, north to the Red Sea, to the western Pacific Ocean, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.

Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

Where the twinspot snapper lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

Also known as

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