2012 Cheilinus undulatus 2012 successful fry reproduced

Cheilinus undulatus is also known as the Māori wrasse, Napoleon wrasse, Napoleon fish, Napoleonfish, so mei, mameng, and merer in the Pohnpeian language of the Caroline Islands. The Cheilinus undulatus can be located within the east coast of Africa and Red Sea's ocean, as well as in the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Juveniles are usually found in shallow, sandy ranges that are bordering coral reef waters, while adults are mostly found in offshore and deeper areas of the coral reefs.
 
In 2011, LDMB received a license which issued by the Indonesian government and its recovery research of Cheilinus Undulatus was approved by the Taiwan Fisheries Agency. The seedlings were successfully cultivated in 2012.     


 
The fish is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red list and in Appendix II of CITES, stated that all management and trade are subject to the license terms. 

Cheilinus Undulatus was announced for conservation in 2014 at Taiwan. Thus Long-Diann applied to the Taiwan Ocean Conservation Administration, Ocean Affairs Council and got approval to import fry of Cheilinus undulatus for artificial incubation in 2019. The goal is to expand the number of fry’s cultivation and void the extinction of the fish.