---
title: "Midnight Snapper"
description: "Macolor macularis — Pesci. Macolor macularis, the midnight snapper, midnight seaperch or black and white snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/midnight-snapper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Midnight Snapper

> Macolor macularis — Pesci. Macolor macularis, the  midnight snapper, midnight seaperch or black and white snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae.

- Scientific name: *Macolor macularis*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1625
- Wikidata: [Q2544218](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2544218)
- iNaturalist taxon: [135281](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/135281)

## Names

- en: Midnight Snapper
- de: Gelbaugenschnapper
- es: Pargo de medianoche
- fr: Vivaneau minuit

## Countries with the most observations

ID (593), MV (153), PH (145), MY (73), PW (69), SB (68), FJ (54), PG (31), CX (16), NC (16), VU (16), AU (13)

## Summary

Macolor macularis, the  midnight snapper, midnight seaperch or black and white snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macolor_macularis

## Photo

![Midnight Snapper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/midnight-snapper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244257436

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/midnight-snapper?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).