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It is a long-lived and slow-growing species which reaches maturity at 8–9 years, and the oldest recorded individual is 56. These fishes are carnivorous, mostly feeding on other fishes, 
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* Fenner, Robert M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, USA: T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
* Helfman, G., B. Collette y D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, USA, 1997.
* Hoese, D.F. 1986: . A M.M. Smith y P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
* Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA).
* Moyle, P. y J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th. Ed., Upper Saddle River, USA: Prentice-Hall. Año 2000.
* Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd ed.. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
* Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd. Ed. London: Macdonald. 1985.
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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2704925 bohar Fish described in 1775 Taxa named by Peter Forsskål
''Lutjanus bohar'', the two-spot red snapper, the red bass, twinspot snapper or bohar snapper, is a
important species and is also sought-after as a game fish.
species
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of marine ray-finned fish
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The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
, a snapper belonging to the family
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Lutjanidae
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. It has a wide Indo-Pacific
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distribution.
Taxonomy
''Lutjanus bohar'' was first formally described as ''Sciaena bohar'' in 1775 with no type locality given, although it is thought to be theRed Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...
. The description is attributed to the Finnish
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explorer
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Peter Forsskål by FishBase
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, but the ''Catalog of Fishes
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'' attributes as follows
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''bohar'' is the Arabic
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word used for this fish in the Red Sea.
Description
The two-spot red snapper can reach a length of , though most do not exceed . The greatest recorded weight for this species is . These large reddish tropical snappers show darker fins, a rounded profile of head and a groove running from the nostrils to the eyes. They have 10 dorsal spines and 3 anal spines. Juveniles and some adults have two silvery-white spots (hence the common name) on the back close to their dorsal fins, while larger adults lose the spots and become mostly red. Large adults may causeciguatera
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poisoning.
This species is a commercial fisheries">commercially
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It is a long-lived and slow-growing species which reaches maturity at 8–9 years, and the oldest recorded individual is 56. These fishes are carnivorous, mostly feeding on other fishes, crustaceans
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and molluscs
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.
Adult snappers often form large schools on the outer reefs or above sandy areas, mainly to form spawning aggregations. Small brownish juveniles mimic damselfishes of the genus Chromis in order to approach their prey.
The chambered nautilus
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, ''Nautilus pompilius'', is known to scavenge deceased snappers. A pair of nautiluses recorded feeding on a snapper at 703 metres below the surface constitutes the deepest recorded sighting of any nautilus species.
Distribution
This species is native to theIndian Ocean
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. It is widespread in the Indo-Pacific from the east Africa
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n coast, north to the Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...
, to the western Pacific Ocean
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, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
Habitat
It is acoral reef
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Co ...
inhabitant, being found at depths from , though usually between .
Bibliography
* Allen, G.R., 1985. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO.
* Frimodt, C., 1995. Multilingual illustrated guide to the world's commercial coldwater fish. Fishing News Books, Osney Mead, Oxford,. 215 p.
* Fenner, Robert M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, USA: T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
* Helfman, G., B. Collette y D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, USA, 1997.
* Hoese, D.F. 1986: . A M.M. Smith y P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
* Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA).
* Moyle, P. y J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4th. Ed., Upper Saddle River, USA: Prentice-Hall. Año 2000.
* Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3rd ed.. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
* Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2nd. Ed. London: Macdonald. 1985.
References
External links
Animal Diversity Web
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2704925 bohar Fish described in 1775 Taxa named by Peter Forsskål