Sealife guideThe two-spot red snapperLutjanus bohar
Last updated on 09/12/2024 at 10:44 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Two-spot red snapperTwinspot snapper
French namesVivaneau chien rouge
Spanish namesPorgo de dos
Scientific nameLutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775)
FamilyLutjanidae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The two-spot red snapper is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The two-spot red snapper appears in the IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Least Concern !

The two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar) © Rickard Zerpe under licence Creative Commons
Within the same genus

Blackspot snapperLutjanus ehrenbergii

Common bluestripe snapperLutjanus kasmira

Gray snapperLutjanus griseus

Humpback red snapperLutjanus gibbus

Lane snapperLutjanus synagris

Mangrove red snapperLutjanus argentimaculatus

Onespot snapperLutjanus monostigma

Schoolmaster snapperLutjanus apodus
Within the same family

Midnight snapperMacolor macularis

Sailfin snapperSymphorichthys spilurus

Yellowtail snapperOcyurus chrysurus
Discover also
Our latestUpdates

Major movesThe 2026 Route du Rhum enters a decisive phase as Tom Laperche extends his lead in the Ultim class, Armel Le Cléac'h capsizes, and Class40 skippers prepare to face a powerful weather front.Read more

A tough startThe 2026 Route du Rhum gets off to an intense start, with major technical failures, Francis Joyon's capsize, impressive speeds and strategic route choices near the Azores. A look back at the first 48 hours of racing.Read more

A smooth start, an uncertain AtlanticDiscover the 2026 Route du Rhum start off Saint-Malo, where favorable initial conditions contrast with an uncertain Atlantic crossing shaped by changing winds and weather.Read more
Photo of the Day

Méduse pélagique
(Pelagia noctiluca)
(Pelagia noctiluca)








