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. 2012 May 21;7(5):e35808. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035808

Table 2. Marine Aquarium Species of Concern and Their Rank.

Taxon Common Name Rank
Endangered
Pterapogon kauderni Banggai cardinalfish 10*
Cheilinus undulatus Humphead wrasse 1050*
Vulnerable
Cromileptes altivelis Humpback grouper 90*
Balistes vetula Queen Triggerfish 492*
Plectropomus laevis Blacksaddled coralgrouper 630*
Lachnolaimus maximus Hogfish, Hog Snapper 790*
Stegostoma fasciatum Zebra shark 793*
Thalassoma virens Emerald wrasse 982
Bolbometopon muricatum Green humphead parrotfish 1006
Diplobatis ommata Oscillated electric ray 1132
Plectropomus areolatus Squaretail coralgrouper 1292
Glaucostegus typus Giant shovelnose ray 1312*
Lutjanus cyanopterus Cubera Snapper 1385*
Epinephelus lanceolatus Giant grouper 1426*
Sanopus greenfieldorum Whitelined toadfish 1455
Himantura uarnak Honeycomb stingray 1495*
Nebrius ferrugineus Tawny nurse shark 1508*
Rhynchobatus djiddensis Giant guitarfish 1521*
Pseudanthias regalis High finned Anthias 1666
Himantura gerrardi Sharpnose stingray 1768
Rhina ancylostoma Bowmouth guitarfish 1793*

Rank is import volume (1 being the largest). Status derived from FishBase with an IUCN Red List Status of endangered or vulnerable. * indicates species held in public aquariums. Hippocampus species have been excluded from the import lists as they are CITES listed species.