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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority :: Table 6 Conservation status suggested by Pogonoski et al. (2002) for bony fish found in the Great Barrier Reef

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Table 6 Conservation status suggested by Pogonoski et al. (2002) for bony fish found in the Great Barrier Reef

Disclaimer. Conservation status is according to IUCN categories and criteria.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Status
Freshwater sawfish	Pristis microdon	Critically endangered
Dwarf sawfish	Pristis clavata	Endangered
Narrow sawfish	Anoxypristis cuspidata	Vulnerable
Black rockcod	Epinephelus daemelii	Vulnerable
Barramundi cod	Cromileptes altivelis	Lower risk, conservation dependent
Queensland grouper	Epinephelus lanceolatus	Lower risk, conservation dependent
Potato cod	Epinephelus tukula	Lower risk, conservation dependent
Humphead maori wrasse	Cheilinus undulatus	Lower risk, conservation dependent
Sculptured frogfish	Halophryne queenslandiae	Lower risk, near threatened
Estuary cod	Epinephelus coioides	Lower risk, least concern
Purple Rockcod	Epinephelus cyanopodus	Lower risk, least concern
Multicolour dottyback	Ogilbyina novaehollandiae	Lower risk, least concern
Flowery cod	Epinephelus fuscoguttatus	Lower risk, least concern
Malabar grouper	Epinephelus malabaricus	Lower risk, least concern
Camouflage cod	Epinephelus polyphekadion	Lower risk, least concern
Greasy cod	Epinephelus tauvina	Lower risk, least concern
Humpheaded parrotfish	Bolbometopon muricatum	Data deficient
Bar rockcod	Epinephelus ergastularius	Data deficient
Swordfish	Xiphias gladius	Data deficient

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