Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Inhabits steep outer walls of lagoon, channel and seaward slopes (Ref. 9710). Juveniles are solitary, adults in large schools (Ref. 9710, 48635). Feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 30573).
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Allen, G.R. 1985 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)
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Distribution
Distribution
Chagos, Comores, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Red Sea, Reunion, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa (country), Tanzania
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Randall, J.E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. Immel Publishing.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6091
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Smith, J.L.B. & M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5926
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Bock, K.R. (1996). Checklist of the reef fishes of Diani and Galu, Kenya. Journal of East African natural History 85: 5-22.
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Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, north to central Japan, south to Australia.
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Allen, G.R. 1985 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 10 - 11
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Allen, G.R. 1985 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)
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Size
Max. size
75.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5484))
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Anderson, W.D. Jr. 1986 Lutjanidae. (Genus Lutjanus by G.R. Allen). p. 572-579. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5484)
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Diagnostic Description
Description
Inhabits coastal waters and is usually seen solitarily. Adults reported to occur in large schools in depths usually less than 30 m (Ref. 9821). Feeds largely on fishes and crustaceans.
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
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Preorbital bone broader than eye diameter. Mouth large, maxilla extending to below anterior half of eye. A deep notch on lower edge of preopercle. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Juveniles with a black bar through eye, black pectoral fins and a black stripe from pectoral region to lower caudal lobe. Larger juveniles with 3 to 6 white spots on back. Adults dark grey to almost black (Ref. 48635).
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Allen, G.R. 1985 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 25 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 24 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2.5 - 65
Temperature range (°C): 25.807 - 28.897
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.050 - 2.654
Salinity (PPS): 33.532 - 34.992
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.221 - 4.680
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.108 - 0.349
Silicate (umol/l): 1.491 - 6.450
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2.5 - 65
Temperature range (°C): 25.807 - 28.897
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.050 - 2.654
Salinity (PPS): 33.532 - 34.992
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.221 - 4.680
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.108 - 0.349
Silicate (umol/l): 1.491 - 6.450
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 24 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2.5 - 65
Temperature range (°C): 25.807 - 28.897
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.050 - 2.654
Salinity (PPS): 33.532 - 34.992
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.221 - 4.680
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.108 - 0.349
Silicate (umol/l): 1.491 - 6.450
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2.5 - 65
Temperature range (°C): 25.807 - 28.897
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.050 - 2.654
Salinity (PPS): 33.532 - 34.992
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.221 - 4.680
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.108 - 0.349
Silicate (umol/l): 1.491 - 6.450
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Depth: 2 - 90m.
From 2 to 90 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Black beauty. (Forsskal, 1775) Attains 75 cm, Tropical Indo-Pacific to Sodwana Bay; rare; One juvenile found at Durban. Juveniles and small adults with striking black and white pattern. This species is regularly seen by divers at Sodwana so it is possible that they are not as rare as was originally thought. The Juvenile being so very unmistakeable they are very easily identified.
From 2 to 90 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Black beauty. (Forsskal, 1775) Attains 75 cm, Tropical Indo-Pacific to Sodwana Bay; rare; One juvenile found at Durban. Juveniles and small adults with striking black and white pattern. This species is regularly seen by divers at Sodwana so it is possible that they are not as rare as was originally thought. The Juvenile being so very unmistakeable they are very easily identified.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 90 m (Ref. 9821)
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Anderson, W.D. Jr. and G.R. Allen 2001 Lutjanidae. Jobfishes. p. 2840-2918. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 5. Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9821)
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Trophic Strategy
Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Feeds on fish and crustaceans (Ref. 55).
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Allen, G.R. 1985 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 6. Snappers of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lutjanid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(6):208 p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 55)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Macolor niger
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
TZAIC842-06|HLC-11904|Macolor niger| ------------------------------------------CTCTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGG-ATAGTAGGCACAGCTCTA---AGCCTGCTTATTCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAACCAGGAGCTCTTCTTGGAGAT---GACCAAATTTACAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATCATGATCGGAGGGTTCGGGAACTGACTGATCCCACTAATG---ATCGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCATTTCCCCGAATAAATAACATGAGCTTTTGACTCCTCCCTCCATCATTCCTACTCCTACTCGCTTCTTCTGGAGTAGAAGCTGGCGCTGGAACTGGATGAACAGTATACCCCCCACTAGCAGGAAACCTAGCACACGCAGGAGCATCTGTTGACCTA---ACTATTTTCTCCCTCCACTTAGCAGGTGTTTCCTCGATTCTGGGAGCTATTAACTTCATTACAACAATTATCAACATGAAACCCCCTGCTATCTCCCAATATCAAACACCACTATTCGTTTGAGCTGTCCTTATTACTGCCGTCCTACTCCTTCTTTCCCTGCCAGTGCTAGCTGCC---GGAATTACAATACTCCTTACAGACCGAAACCTAAACACCACCTTCTTCGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATCCTTTACCAACACCTA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Macolor niger
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Species: 9
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 3
Species: 9
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
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Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4537&speccode=1255
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Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter 1994 SPECIESDAB: Global species database for fishery purposes. User's manual. FAO Computerized Information Series (Fisheries). No. 9. Rome, FAO. 103 p. (Ref. 171)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=171&speccode=2534
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Anonymous 2001 On reef fisheries exploitation and trade in Indonesia. p. 41-44. In Country Status Overview 2001on reef fisheries exploitation and trade in Indonesia. Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Telepak Indo. Found. And International Marine Alliance (IMA) Indonesia. Indonesia. (Ref. 40944)
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Wikipedia
Black and white snapper
The black and white snapper, Macolor niger, is a snapper of the family Lutjanidae found across the Indo Pacific oceans. It is also commonly known as the black snapper, but should not be confused by other snappers with the same common name.
The black and white snapper can reach a maximum length of 75cm. Its fins and eyes are black and its body vary in color from light grey to black depending on the age. Juveniles are lighter in color and adults can be almost completely black.
The black and white snapper is solitary when juvenile but form large schools as adults.
It feeds on crustaceans and small fishes and inhabits reef walls and outer lagoons.
It is sometimes confused with the midnight snapper, Macolor macularis.
Black and white snapper are a prized food fish and are caught commercially, as well as recreationally.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Macolor niger" in FishBase. January 2007 version.
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