Black-and-white Snapper (Macolor niger)

Black-and-white Snapper, a reference photo — Photo: Rickard Zerpe · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The black and white snapper (Macolor niger), the black and white seaperch or black snapper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black-and-white Snapper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Macolor macularis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Macolor
Species: Macolor niger

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