Evidence found
1,660 records across 27 countries and territories, 1929–2026.
Macolor niger · GBIF taxon key 2385207
Where has the Black and white snapper been recorded?
Macolor niger occurrence evidence comes from 1,660 records in 27 countries and territories, from 1929 to 2026. Most records come from American Samoa.
- 1,660 records
- 27 places
- 34 years recorded
- — class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: February.
3 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. 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.
Records over time
19292026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black and white snapper has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black and white snapper. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 540 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 394 | |
| Mayotte | 191 | |
| Micronesia | 142 | |
| Guam | 123 | |
| Seychelles | 82 | |
| Marshall Islands | 45 | |
| Philippines | 41 | |
| New Caledonia | 26 | |
| Palau | 15 | |
| Australia | 12 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 12 | |
| Egypt | 10 | |
| United States | 7 | |
| Indonesia | 5 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 3 | |
| Maldives | 2 | |
| Fiji | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | |
| Comoros | 1 | |
| Mauritius | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | |
| Taiwan | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 1 | |
| Yemen | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.