Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis) is a saltwater species recorded in Taiwan, Malaysia. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 0–90 m.
Scientific name: Macolor macularis · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 60 cm
The midnight snapper is a lutjanid whose adults inhabit the steep slopes of lagoons, channels and seaward reefs, commonly on deep reef slopes and sometimes in small groups. Juveniles occur singly on protected reef slopes among feather stars, in staghorn corals or in large sponges, and the species sometimes aggregates with a close relative. It appears to feed primarily on large zooplankton at night, but also takes fishes and crustaceans heavily. It is caught with handlines, gill nets and trawls. It occurs in tropical seas between roughly 31 degrees north and 26 degrees south, from the surface to about 90 m, and reaches about 60 cm total length. It supports commercial fisheries and is a game fish, selling in the highest price band, with a trophic level of 4, moderate fishing vulnerability at 42 of 100, and medium resilience.
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