Black and White Snapper (species: Macolor niger) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Macolor niger
Black and White Snapper


©Jens Petersen: Adult Black and White Snappers (Macolor niger)

©Anne: Black-and-white Snapper at Cod Hole

©Andy: Juvenile Black-and-white Snapper, Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Lutjanidae
Genus Macolor
Species Macolor niger

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Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 75 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Miller, T.L. and T.H. Cribb (2013). Dramatic phenotypic plasticity within species of Siphomutabilus n. g. (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) from Indo-Pacific caesionines (Perciformes: Lutjanidae). Systematic Parasitology, 86: 101-112. LIRS catalog number 1730.
  • Miller, T. and T.H. Cribb (2007). Coevolution of Retrovarium n. gen. (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) in Lutjanidae and Haemulidae (Perciformes) in the Indo-west Pacific, International Journal for Parasitology, 37: 1023-1045. LIRS catalog number 1127.