Choerodon schoenleinii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2

摘要: Choerodon schoenleinii is a highly sought after food fish throughout its distribution. It high on the list of regularly caught species by recreational fishers at surveyed locations in Western Australia and prized many areas south-east Asia, including Sabah, Japan Hong Kong. There has been severe decline abundance Kong since 1940s it now considered rare that location (A. Cornish, pers. comm.; Cornish 2003). large species, reaching up to 100 cm, monandric protogynous hermaphrodite, with very low numbers males recorded Shark Bay, (Ebisawa et al. 1995, Fairclough prep.). Those two studies demonstrated male occur only largest size classes, i.e., > ca. 50 these are commonly target fishers, e.g., (Cornish Heavy fishing pressure for local live reef trade use would have rapidly reduced assemblages this undoubtedly contributed rapid such as also be overexploited 1995). Thus, heavy coupled scale destructive practices Asia overall abundances region (Werner Allen 2000, McKenna 2001) put risk substantial proportion range. should Near Threatened almost meets criteria Vulnerable: VU A2cd and/or A3cd A4cd. This monitored further evidence population decline/ or fragmentation every effort made obtain information fishery, especially southeastern Japan.