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Midnight Snapper

Macolor macularis

Bislamapule— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Midnight Snapper — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Julien Bidet for MDC Seamarc Maldives · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Reef
Max size
60 cm
Depth
0-90 m
Family
Lutjanidae

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.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Midnight Snapper
This oneMidnight Snapper
Black and White Snapper
Look-alikeBlack and White Snapper

Both start life boldly piebald in black and white, when they are hardest to tell apart. The adult Black and White Snapper turns grey to all black, fins and eyes included. The adult Midnight Snapper keeps a dark back but shades to yellow on the head and belly, with thin blue lines and small spots on the head.

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