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The black and white snapper has a wide Indo-Pacific range. It occurs along the eastern coastline of Africa from the Red Sea south as far as South Africa, the Seychelles, islands in the Mozambique Channel, Madagascar and western Mascarenes, east to the Maldives, Laccadives, the Chagos Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island and Sri Lanka.
Macolor macularis, the midnight snapper, midnight seaperch or black and white snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
Macolor snappers are medium-sized with a relatively deep, oblong body. They have quite a large mouth which can be ptrotracted. Each jaw has an outer band of conical teeth which are enlarged into canine-like teeth at the front, on the inside of these are bands of bristle-like teeth, at the side in the upper jaw and set anteriorly in the lower jaw.
Black and white snapper; M. Macolor macularis; N. Macolor niger This page was last edited on 26 May 2021, at 09:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Lutjanus monostigma, Onespot snapper; Lutjanus quinquelineatus, Five-lined snapper; Lutjanus rivulatus, Blubberlip snapper; Lutjanus russellii, Russell's snapper; Lutjanus sanguineus, Humphead snapper; Lutjanus sebae, Emperor red snapper; Macolor niger, Black and white snapper; Paracaesio sordida, Dirty ordure snapper; Paracaesio xanthura ...
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Bodies of the males are yellowish brown, with white spots above and bluish orange spots/bands on the flanks. Found near coral and rocky reefs. Omnivorous 25 cm. Aquarium fish Spot-fin porcupinefish (Bouletangue) Pale green to olive brown covered with black spots; shades of white below. Takes the shape of a ball covered with spines when inflated.