twinspot snapper

Lutjanus bohar

Lutjanid Fish in Indo Pacific

White
Tropical
Oceanic
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Maximum length: 90 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia. More common around oceanic islands than in continental areas.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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