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Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis)
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Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis) specimen
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Lutjanidae

Midnight snapper

Macolor macularis

Long pointed pelvic fins

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Midnight snapper is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 60 cm.

Genus
Macolor
Maximum length
60 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to Australia and Melanesia. Possibly more widespread, but confused in the literature with Macolor niger .
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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