Slender Pinjalo

Scientific Name: Pinjalo lewisi
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 50cm
Identification: Variable shades from grayish red to bright red that can quickly intensify or pale; may display pale spot on upper base of tail. Similar to Pinjalo Snapper distinguished by yellow ventral fins.
Favourite: Form schools.
Hide-out: Outer reefs in 20-100m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Laccadive Is. (off S.W. India) to S.W. Japan and Fiji.

Pinjalo Snapper

Scientific Name: Pinjalo pinjalo
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 50cm
Identification: Variable shades from reddish gray to red that can quickly intensify or pale, yellow ventral fins; more robust than similar Slender Pinjalo.
Favourite: Form schools.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs and outer slopes in 15-100m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Arabian Gulf to Taiwan and Papua New Guinea.

Midnight Snapper

Scientific Name: Macolor macularis
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 60cm
Identification: Black with pale line markings in scales; blue line and spot markings on head; large eye with bright gold iris.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Edge of steep slopes of lagoons, passes and outer reefs in 5-50m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Maldives to Solomon Is. S.W. Japan to N. Australia and New Caledonia.

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.