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Midnight Snapper

Macolor macularis

Also known as: Black-and-White Seaperch, Black-and-White Snapper, Midnight Seaperch, Newspaperfish, Seaperch

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@fishx6 · Mirihi Island Resort, Maldives · May 20081 / 25

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Overview

Juveniles found amongst the branches of feather stars, sponges, and staghorn corals.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
newspaperspotsstripes
Head & Mouth
yellow eye
Behaviour
nocturnalschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

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

  • Range · Western Pacific
  • Country only · 25
LIVES IN

Juveniles found amongst the branches of feather stars, sponges, and staghorn corals.

RANGE
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Juvenile photos 25

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLutjanidae
    6. genusMacolor
    7. speciesMacolor macularis Fowler, 1931

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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