Macolor niger
Black-and-white Snapper
As recorded: Macolor niger (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Lutjanidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- October 15, 1975
- Locality
- Sudan; Suakin Harbor; off marine lab; fringing reef
- Island
- Sudan
- Depth
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 15, 1975, J.E. Randall also collected 9 other specimens.
Macolor niger observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,132 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Shuchah B22
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Macolor niger. BPBM 19767. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37498416. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/19767.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37498416 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026