Hawaii ban on collecting aquarium fish

[Eric23]

So now that the ban on collecting aqaurium fish in Hawaii is official what can we expect to loose in the way of livestock at our local fish stores ?

 

[TerraFerma]

 

[AdamNC]

At the very least expect yellow tangs to at least double in price.

 

[Maritimer]

Somewhere in the other thread, there's a fairly extensive list, which includes, but is not limited to:

Yellow tang
Kole tang
Chevron tang
Achilles tang
Golden dwarf moray eel
Bandit angelfish
Masked angelfish
Ventralis anthias (as seen above)
Huma-huma-nuku-nuku-apu-a'a triggerfish
Crosshatch triggerfish

Those are the ones I can think of without hitting up Google. It's a lot of species, and there are some very nice fish on the list . . .

~Bruce, hoping that the Hawaii DLNR is feeling energetic enough to get those studies done.

 

[saltyhog]

Also on the list would be Flame wrasse, Potter's wrasse, Gold Rim tang (all 3 of which live in my tank)

Are Bandit Angels endemic to Hawaii or are they collected elsewhere?

 

[TerraFerma]

Also on the list would be Flame wrasse, Potter's wrasse, Gold Rim tang (all 3 of which live in my tank)

Are Bandit Angels endemic to Hawaii or are they collected elsewhere?

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/7811

 

[saltyhog]

Thanks TerraFerma. Not quite endemic but not much range other than Hawaii.

 

[ZoaCollector]

Thanks TerraFerma. Not quite endemic but not much range other than Hawaii.

Johnston Atoll is basically in the same area. On top of that no one is allowed to collect there.