Threats
Major Threats
General
Major threats to darkfin hind are habitat destruction due to coral reef loss and degradation, climate change and in particular coral bleaching (present and future threat).
Fisheries
Darkfin hind are a target of the subsistence fishery in some regions. It is also targeted by the aquarium trade.
In Hong Kong, it is sold occasionally in markets (fishers caught locally by hook-and-line and traps), with price HK$26-30/pound and size mainly 15 to 20 cm TL (Min Liu unpub. data).
Major threats to darkfin hind are habitat destruction due to coral reef loss and degradation, climate change and in particular coral bleaching (present and future threat).
Fisheries
Darkfin hind are a target of the subsistence fishery in some regions. It is also targeted by the aquarium trade.
In Hong Kong, it is sold occasionally in markets (fishers caught locally by hook-and-line and traps), with price HK$26-30/pound and size mainly 15 to 20 cm TL (Min Liu unpub. data).
Source information
© International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
© International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
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Author: Liu, M., Yeeting, B., Russell, B., Craig, M.T., Heemstra, P.C. & Pollard, D.
Compiler: Liu, M., Yeeting, B., Russell, B., Craig, M.T., Heemstra, P.C. & Pollard, D.
Liu, M., Yeeting, B., Russell, B., Craig, M.T., Heemstra, P.C. & Pollard, D. 2008. Cephalopholis urodeta. In: IUCN 2010 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4 . <www.iucnredlist.org>
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