WoRMS taxon details
Macolor niger (Forsskål, 1775)
218501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218501)
accepted
Species
Diacope macolor Lesson, 1827 · unaccepted
Macolor macolor (Lesson, 1827) · unaccepted
Macolor typus Bleeker, 1860 · unaccepted
Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 47, xi [details]
page(s): 47, xi [details]
Description Inhabits coastal waters and is usually seen solitarily. Adults reported to occur in large schools in depths usually less...
Description Inhabits coastal waters and is usually seen solitarily. Adults reported to occur in large schools in depths usually less than 30 m (Ref. 9821). Feeds largely on fishes and crustaceans. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Macolor niger (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218501 on 2025-07-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059
page(s): 47, xi [details]
original description (of Macolor typus Bleeker, 1860) Bleeker, P. (1860). Dertiende bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Celebes (visschen van Bonthain, Badjoa, Sindjai, Lagoesi en Pompenoea). <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 8 (art. 7): 1-60. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 47, xi [details]
original description (of Macolor typus Bleeker, 1860) Bleeker, P. (1860). Dertiende bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Celebes (visschen van Bonthain, Badjoa, Sindjai, Lagoesi en Pompenoea). <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 8 (art. 7): 1-60. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits coastal waters and is usually seen solitarily. Adults reported to occur in large schools in depths usually less than 30 m (Ref. 9821). Feeds largely on fishes and crustaceans. [details]
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Macolor macolor (Lesson, 1827))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Macolor typus Bleeker, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Diacope macolor Lesson, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black and White Snapper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macolor niger)
To FishBase (from synonym Macolor macolor (Lesson, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope macolor Lesson, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Macolor typus Bleeker, 1860)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase images (Macolor niger, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Macolor niger FIN030722 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Macolor niger FIN030723 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Macolor macolor (Lesson, 1827))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Macolor typus Bleeker, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Diacope macolor Lesson, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Black and White Snapper)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Macolor niger)
To FishBase (from synonym Macolor macolor (Lesson, 1827))
To FishBase (from synonym Diacope macolor Lesson, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Macolor typus Bleeker, 1860)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Sciaena nigra Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase images (Macolor niger, Maldives, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Macolor niger FIN030722 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Macolor niger FIN030723 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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