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Mylah

Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedbony fish

The mylah (Lutjanus bohar) is a species in the family Lutjanidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the mylah

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mylah live?

Not recorded

Is the mylah endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mylah classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLutjanidae
  6. genusLutjanus
  7. SpeciesLutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Diacope labuan, Diacope quadriguttata, Lutianus bobar, Lutianus bohar, Lutianus nukuhivae, Lutjanus coatesi, Lutjanus rangus, Mesoprion rangus, Mesoprion rubens, Sciaena bohar, Sparus cynodon, Sparus lepisurus

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Bohar snapperEnglish
  • Kelp breamEnglish
  • Kelp sea perchEnglish
  • Kelp sea-perchEnglish
  • Red bassEnglish
  • Red snapperEnglish
  • Twinspot red snapperEnglish
  • Twinspot snapperEnglish
  • Two-spot banded-snapperEnglish
  • Two-spot red snapperEnglish
  • Two-spotted snapperEnglish
  • Twospot red snapperEnglish
  • Twospot snapperEnglish
  • HamrahArabic
  • Mooscal
  • KatambakCebuano
  • chňapal boharCzech
  • Dobbeltplettet snapperDanish
  • Doppelfleck-SchnapperGerman
  • Pargo de Dos ManchasSpanish
  • Vara VaraFrench
  • לוטיין נחושתיHebrew
  • Azzannatore rossoItalian
  • バラフエダイJapanese
  • 'angamrv
  • lucjan dwuplamyPolish
  • Caranha-dominóPortuguese
  • Луциан-бохарRussian
  • ha'ameaTahitian
  • ปลากะพงแดงปานขาวThai
  • 花臉Chinese
  • AnglaisFrench
  • Lutjan rougeFrench
  • Lutjan Rouge à Deux TachesFrench
  • Vara-varaFrench
  • Vivaneau Chien RougeFrench
  • ปลากะพงแดงเขี้ยวThai
  • 海豚哥Chinese
  • 白斑笛鯛Chinese
  • 白斑笛鲷Chinese
  • 紅魚曹Chinese
  • 雙斑笛鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mylah

Other species in the same genus Lutjanus.

Red bass

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

Moonlighter

Lutjanus kasmira

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

Snapper

Lutjanus gibbus

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

Redfish

Lutjanus sebae

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

Red

Lutjanus agennes

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

Snapper

Lutjanus fulviflamma

LutjanidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the mylah?

The mylah (Lutjanus bohar) belongs to the family Lutjanidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mylah (Lutjanus bohar). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mylah

MLA

“Mylah (Lutjanus bohar).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mylah.

BibTeX
@misc{mylah_2026,
  title = {Mylah (Lutjanus bohar)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mylah},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}