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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- familyLutjanidae
- genusLutjanus
- 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
Relatives of the mylah
Other species in the same genus Lutjanus.
Red bass
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Moonlighter
Lutjanus kasmira
Snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
Redfish
Lutjanus sebae
Red
Lutjanus agennes
Snapper
Lutjanus fulviflamma
CompareMylah vs Red bassMylah vs MoonlighterMylah vs SnapperMylah vs Redfish
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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