Black-and-White Snapper

Macolor niger

Also known as: Black Beauty, Black Beauty Snapper, Black-and-White Sea Perch, Black Snapper, Macolor Snapper, Newspaper Fish

ALSO KNOWN AS

Black Beauty
Black Beauty Snapper
Black-and-White Sea Perch
Black Snapper
Macolor Snapper
Newspaper Fish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016

LIFE STAGE

Black-and-White Snapper juvenile, photographed at Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt — @jpc · Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt · September 20041 / 16

Black-and-White Snapper juvenile, photographed at Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt — @jpc · Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt · September 20041 / 16

Showing details for the juvenile stage. Switch stages to see how it differs.

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Overview

Juveniles are solitary.

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How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: newspaper spots
Behaviour: solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

Range · Indo-Pacific
Country only · 16

RANGE

Indo-Pacific

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Juvenile photos 16

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Discussion 1

1 comment

Rita· 6 Jun 2014
Spotted Black and White Juvenile Snapper in waters off Mana Island, Fiji May 2014
Helpful· 1

ALL STAGES

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Taxonomy

kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
classTeleostei
orderEupercaria incertae sedis
familyLutjanidae
genusMacolor
speciesMacolor niger (Forsskål, 1775)

SourcesWoRMS FishBase

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