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SCHEDULE 2
CORAL REEF FIN FISH
sections 6(1) and 156(4), definition “group of species” and schedule 8,
definitions “coral reef fin fish”, “species of cod or groper”, “species of
emperor”, “species of parrotfish, surgeonfish or sweetlips”, “species of
tropical snapper or seaperch” and “species of wrasse”
Common name Scientific name
cods and gropers
areolate rockcod Epinephelus areolatus
barramundi cod Cromileptes altivelis
bar rockcod Epinephelus ergastularius
blacksaddle rockcod Epinephelus howlandi
black-tipped rockcod Epinephelus fasciatus
blue-lined rockcod Cephalopholis formosa
blue Maori Epinephelus cyanopodus
blue-spotted rockcod Cephalopholis cyanostigma
brown-barred rockcod Cephalopholis boenak
camouflage rockcod Epinephelus polyphekadion
chinaman rockcod Epinephelus rivulatus
comet grouper Epinephelus morrhua
coral cod Cephalopholis miniata
coral rockcod Epinephelus corallicola
dothead rockcod Cephalopholis microprion
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dwarf spotted rockcod (wire netting
rockcod) Epinephelus merra
eight bar grouper Epinephelus octofasciatus
flagtail rockcod Cephalopholis urodeta
flowery cod Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
four-saddle rockcod Epinephelus spilotoceps
greasy rockcod Epinephelus tauvina
hapuku Polyprion americanus and Polyprion
oxygeneios
hexagon rockcod Epinephelus hexagonatus
leopard rockcod Cephalopholis leopardus
longfin rockcod (honeycomb
rockcod) Epinephelus quoyanus
Maori cod Epinephelus undulatostriatus
oblique-banded grouper Epinephelus radiatus
peacock rockcod Cephalopholis argus
potato cod Epinephelus tukula
Queensland grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus
redmouth rockcod Aethaloperca rogaa
six bar rockcod Epinephelus sexfasciatus
six spot rockcod Cephalopholis sexmaculata
snubnose rockcod Epinephelus macrospilos
speckled-fin rockcod Epinephelus ongus
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speckled grouper Epinephelus magniscuttis
strawberry rockcod Cephalopholis spiloparaea
thinspine rockcod Gracila albomarginata
tomato rockcod Cephalopholis sonnerati
trout cod Epinephelus maculatus
white-lined rockcod Anyperodon leucogrammicus
white-spotted rockcod Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus
coral trout
barred-cheek coral trout Plectropomus maculatus
chinese footballer (blue spot trout) Plectropomus laevis
coral trout (leopard trout) Plectropomus leopardus
coronation trout Variola louti
highfin coral trout Plectropomus oligacanthus
lyretail trout Variola albimarginata
squaretail coral trout (passionfruit
trout)
Plectropomus areolatus
emperors
big-eye bream Monotaxis grandoculis
collared sea bream Gymnocranius audleyi
gold-lined sea bream Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Japanese sea bream Gymnocranius euanus
lancer Lethrinus genivittatus
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long-nosed emperor Lethrinus olivaceus
Mozambique large-eye bream Wattsia mosambica
orange-striped emperor Lethrinus obsoletus
pink-eared emperor Lethrinus lentjan
red-eared emperor Lethrinus rubrioperculatus
Robinson’s sea bream Gymnocranius grandoculis
spangled emperor Lethrinus nebulosus
spotted sea bream Gymnocranius sp.
sweetlip emperor (red-throat
emperor)
Lethrinus miniatus
thumbprint emperor Lethrinus harak
variegated emperor Lethrinus variegatus
yellowlip emperor Lethrinus xanthochilus
yellow-spotted emperor Lethrinus erythracanthus
yellow-striped emperor Lethrinus ornatus
yellow-tailed emperor Lethrinus atkinsoni
fusiliers
fusiliers Caesio spp. or Pterocaesio spp.
parrotfishes
bicolour parrotfish Cetoscarus bicolor
bumphead parrotfish Bolbometapon muricatum
miscellaneous parrotfish Scarus spp.
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surgeonfishes
surgeonfishes Acanthurus spp.
unicornfish Naso spp.
sweetlips
miscellaneous sweetlips Plectorhinchus spp.
painted sweetlips (slaty bream) Diagramma spp.
tropical snappers and sea perches
bigeye seaperch Lutjanus lutjanus
black and white seaperch Macolor niger
black-spot snapper Lutjanus fulviflamma
bluestripe seaperch Lutjanus kasmira
brownstripe seaperch (brown
hussar) Lutjanus vitta
chinamanfish Symphorus nematophorus
crimson jobfish (rosy jobfish) Pristipomoides filamentosus
crimson seaperch (small mouth
nannygai) Lutjanus erythropterus
dark-tailed seaperch Lutjanus lemniscatus
five-lined seaperch Lutjanus quinquelineatus
flame snapper Etelis coruscans
goldband snapper Pristipomoides multidens and
Pristipomoides typus
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green jobfish Aprion virescens
hussar (pink hussar) Lutjanus adetii
lavender jobfish Pristipomoides sieboldii
Maori seaperch Lutjanus rivulatus
midnight seaperch Macolor macularis
moses perch Lutjanus russelli
onespot seaperch Lutjanus monostigma
paddletail Lutjanus gibbus
red bass Lutjanus bohar
red emperor Lutjanus sebae
ruby snapper Etelis carbunculus
saddletail seaperch (large mouth
nannygai) Lutjanus malabaricus
sailfin snapper Symphorichthys spilurus
small-toothed jobfish Aphareus furca
spanish flag (stripey) Lutjanus carponotatus
yellow-margined seaperch Lutjanus fulvus
wrasses
anchor tuskfish Choerodon anchorago
blackspot tuskfish Choerodon schoenleinii
blue tuskfish Choerodon cyanodus
grass tuskfish (purple tuskfish) Choerodon cephalotes
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hogfish Bodianus spp.
humphead Maori wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
redbreasted Maori wrasse Cheilinus fasciatus
tripletail Maori wrasse Cheilinus trilobatus
venus tuskfish Choerodon venustus
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