Where does the Black and white snapper live?
Macolor niger has 4,018 records in 55 countries and territories, from 1822 to 2026. Most records come from American Samoa.
- 4,018 records
- 55 places
- 69 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesLutjanidaeMacolor
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 626 | |
| Australia | 589 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 588 | |
| Egypt | 314 | |
| Mayotte | 206 | |
| Micronesia | 172 | |
| New Caledonia | 159 | |
| Guam | 143 | |
| Seychelles | 116 | |
| Indonesia | 113 | |
| Marshall Islands | 107 | |
| Palau | 92 | |
| Fiji | 89 | |
| Maldives | 74 | |
| Solomon Islands | 65 | |
| Philippines | 61 | |
| India | 49 | |
| Vanuatu | 45 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 34 | |
| Kenya | 31 | |
| Tuvalu | 25 | |
| South Africa | 25 | |
| Malaysia | 21 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | |
| Japan | 19 | |
| Taiwan | 19 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 18 | |
| Tanzania | 17 | |
| French Southern Territories | 16 | |
| Tonga | 16 | |
| Madagascar | 15 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 15 | |
| Mozambique | 13 | |
| Samoa | 12 | |
| Timor-Leste | 10 | |
| Kiribati | 9 | |
| Niue | 9 | |
| Sudan | 8 | |
| Christmas Island | 7 | |
| United States | 7 |
Showing the top 40 of 55 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Lutjanidae.
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9,350 records
Bluelined Snapper, Common bluestripe snapper
8,566 records
Grey Jobfish, Green jobfish
8,390 records
Paddletail Snapper, Humpback red snapper
8,003 records
Yellow-margined Snapper, Blacktail snapper
7,191 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.