Threats:
The coral reefs of Sabah are suffering from high levels of fishing and many are overfished. This threatens the survival of reef fish populations as many are being fished faster than they can reproduce.
Furthermore, the practices used to catch these reef fish may involve destructive fishing techniques including blast fishing. Blast fishing is the bombing of reefs to collect the resulting dead fish which float to the surface. The bombing devastates huge areas of reef, transforming stunning coral landscapes into rubble fields and removing habitat and food supply for many reef dwelling organisms.
In general it is best to avoid all reef fish to safeguard the future of Sabah's reefs but in particular bombed fish. To test whether a fish has been bombed, press on the body of the fish with your fingertip. If the fish was bombed, the flesh will feel squidgey and your finger will leave an indentation on the body.