Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Midnight Snapper
Macolor macularis
Midnight Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Macolor macularis
Size: Up to 2 ft. (60 cm)  
Depth: 15-150 ft. (5-45 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Lutjanidae (Family)
      └Macolor (Genus)

Grunts & Snappers
Snappers

Midnight Snapper

Midnight Snapper (Intermediate)

Midnight Snapper (Juvenile)

Sailfin Snapper

Smalltoothed Jobfish

Green Jobfish

Twospot Snapper

Red Snapper

Checkered Snapper

Longspot Snapper

Blacktail Snapper

Bluestripe Snapper

Darktail Snapper

Bigeye snapper

Black-Banded Snapper



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