Protection plea for reef fish MarineBio Marine Life Directory

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September, 2004 - A rare reef fish called the humphead wrasse should be guarded from overfishing, experts have claimed.

The WWF and the IUCN-World Conservation Union are set to ask an international trade watchdog to include the fish on its list of protected species.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) will have its biennial meeting in October to review the vulnerability of several species.

Conservationists hope the humphead wrasse will receive a protected status.

"This giant coral reef fish could soon be eaten out of existence if governments don't manage the way it is currently caught and traded," said Clarus Chu, of WWF-Hong Kong.

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