Saltwater
Black and white snapper
Macolor niger
Lutjanidae, Lutjaninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 75 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 8,883 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Admiralty Is., American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, and 55 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults are found on steep outer walls of lagoon, channel and seaward slopes in large schools. Juveniles are solitary. Feeds largely on fishes and crustaceans Caught with handlines, gill nets, and traps, but also speared by divers and are frequently seen in markets and sold mainly fresh.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Diacope macolor
- Macolor macolor
- Macolor macularis
- Macolor typus
- Sciaena nigra
In other languages
- Sort og hvid snapper
- Black & white snapper, Black and white seaperch, Black beauty, Black snapper, Black-and-white snapper, Snapper
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.