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Macolor macularis - Midnight snapper - Midnight snapper

Adult - Maldives

Photo Author - Andrey Ryanskiy

Species name (lat):

Macolor macularis

Description:

Midnight snapper (Eng) – Macolor macularis (Lat) (family Lutjanidae) – grows up to 60 cm. It feeds on benthic dwellers - mollusks, crabs. Depth 12-90 m.

Habitat:

Indo-Pacific - Maldives, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, warm waters around coral reefs

Sub-adult Philippines

Juvenal

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Juvenal close up

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