Black Snapper

Scientific Name: Macolor niger
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 60cm
Identification: Gray to gray-brown with numerous indistinct blotches; no blue lines or spots on head; large eye with dull gold iris.
Favourite: Solitary or form schools.
Hide-out: Steep slopes of lagoons, passes and outer reefs in 3-90m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Micronesia and Samoa. S.W. Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.

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